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Source: Texans to interview Rams passing game coordinator-tight ends coach Nick Caley on Thursday

FILE - Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp, left, talks with quarterback Matthew Stafford, right, as wide receiver Lance McCutcheon stands by during an NFL football practice Wednesday, June 8, 2022, in Thousand Oaks, Calif. The Rams won the Super Bowl for the second time in franchise history, raising the Lombardi Trophy for the first time since returning home to Los Angeles in 2016. Coach Sean McVay's superb first half-decade culminated with an immediate title after the acquisition of Matthew Stafford, who smoothly ran an offense in which Cooper Kupp became the NFL's most prolific receiver and the Super Bowl MVP. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File) (Mark J. Terrill, Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

HOUSTON – Nick Caley, like Texans general manager Nick Caserio, is a John Carroll University graduate who previously worked for the New England Patriots

Now, the Los Angeles Rams’ tight ends coach and passing game coordinator is scheduled to interview with the Texans on Thursday, per a league source.

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Caley, 42, is a former Patriots tight ends coach who began his career as a student assistant at John Carroll, Caserio’s alma mater where he was a record-setting quarterback.

His first NFL coaching job was with the Patriots as an offensive assistant where he overlapped with Caserio. From that job, he was promoted to tight ends coach and spent one season coaching tight ends and fullbacks. He left New England in 2023 to become the Rams’ tight ends coach.

He was promoted to passing game coordinator before last season by Rams coach Sean McVay, one of the top offensive strategists and play-callers in the NFL.

Caley has previously interviewed for the Patriots’ offensive coordinator position.

He coached Pro Bowl tight end Rob Gronkowski in 2017 who was named All-Pro that season. He

Working in the Rams’ system has provided a boost to assistant coaches’ careers.

The latest former Sean McVay assistant to become a head coach is Liam Coen, who was the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ offensive coordinator this past season.

Caley interviewed virtually for the Buccaneers’ offensive coordinator job vacated by Coen, who’s now the Jacksonville Jaguars head coach.

The New York Jets have also displayed interest in Caley, but they are expected to hire Detroit Lions passing game coordinator Tanner Engstrand, per league sources.

Caley coached for several colleges before joining the Patriots, including Akron, Auburn, Iowa State, Eastern Illinois, Arkansas and Florida Atlantic.

Caley grew up in Canton, Ohio, the same hometown as Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels and Texans passing game coordinator and receivers coach Ben McDaniels.

Aaron Wilson is a Texans and NFL reporter for KPRC 2 and click2houston.com.


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Aaron Wilson is an award-winning Texans and NFL reporter for KPRC 2 and www.click2houston.com. He has covered the NFL since 1997, including previous stints for The Houston Chronicle and The Baltimore Sun. This marks his 10th year covering the Texans after previously covering a Super Bowl winning team in Baltimore.