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Red Zone Play: Houston Texans Offensive Coordinator Tim Kelly Speaks

A Chicago area High School Hall of Fame player, new Houston Texans offensive coordinator Tim Kelly, a former defensive tackle, is currently enjoying the biggest spotlight of his career. Rising from college player at Eastern Illinois, to defensive coordinator at Minnesota State-Moorehead, to graduate assistant at Penn State under Texans head coach and general manager Bill O’Brien, Kelly moved to the offensive side of the ball when O’Brien brought him to the NFL from Penn State with your Houston Texans as an offensive assistant. Kelly was originally an assistant to offensive line coach Mike Devlin before taking over as tight ends coach in 2017 and then landing the offensive coordinator gig last year (though Kelly wasn’t given the responsibility of actually calling plays until this offseason).