Texans fans excited for new OC Nick Caley's arrival in Houston

It's a new era of Houston Texans football.

The Texans have hired Rams passing game coordinator and tight ends coach Nick Caley as their new offensive coordinator after a week-long search. The former New England Patriots tight ends coach will now upgrade in place of Bobby Slowik, who was fired following last month's divisional-round loss to the Kansas City Chiefs.

Caley, 42, has been tied to the job since the early stages of the coaching search. Before joining Los Angeles, he interviewed for the same position in 2023 before Texans coach DeMeco Ryans ultimately decided to hire Slowik from San Francisco.

A key element for Caley's duties will be fixing C.J. Sroud, who took a step back from his rookie season to his second year after tossing 20 touchdowns and 12 interceptions.

Fans are pumped for a new stage of Caley calling the shots down in Houston. Here are some of the top reactions from Monday's news.

Some football people I respect are pretty stoked about this as a choice. I will be interested to hear from the #Texans to hear their thoughts.In the meantime, welcome Nick Caley. You are now a Texan. Houston wants all the badasses, we need him to be one. Next his staff. https://t.co/Gsh5NHCCJk

— Stephanie Stradley (@StephStradley) February 3, 2025

Nick Caley comes to the #Texans after working in Sean McVay's offense for 2 years, there will be some changes but there are similarities between the Shanahan & McVay offenses.DeMeco knows it and Robert Woods confirmed it when he arrived to Houston. https://t.co/6u0hcQjbb5 pic.twitter.com/5x5wF8HSaw

— TXN (@TXNFootball) February 3, 2025