Texans introductory press conference for Lovie Smith as coach: The complete transcript

The Houston Texans introduced Lovie Smith as their fifth full-time coach in team history.

Smith, 63, takes over the Texans after he spent the 2021 season as the defensive coordinator and associate head coach under David Culley, who went 4-13 in his lone season in Houston.

The Big Sandy High School product expressed gratitude of being able to coach one of Texas’ two NFL teams. General manager Nick Caserio also explained why they arrived at Smith as their choice after a month-long process.

The presser was held in NRG Stadium in the West Club on the third floor — right where they had their presser to introduce Bill O’Brien as coach in 2014.

The following is the transcript from the presser.

Cal McNair opening statement

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“Welcome, everyone. It’s an exciting day. I’m really glad we’re able to do this and do this in person. Our goal here is to build a program that can compete for championships and sustain long-term success. My family and I are extremely competitive, and the last couple of seasons have been disappointing, hard for all of us. But I believe in Nick Caserio and the vision he has for our football team. And I see the pieces coming together. I’ve never seen a more thorough, inclusive, and in-depth process than what Nick went through with our coaching search. Our entire organization is an entirely better place than it was last year in large part because of Nick. But all of that work and progress behind the scenes needs to start showing up, and we understand that. I expect to win at everything we do, and there is pressure to perform in our organization. I’ve had an extreme amount of respect for Lovie Smith for years, and that only grew last season and throughout this whole process. So, I’ll turn it over to Nick and say a few words and introduce Lovie as our head…

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