Texans promote Kelly to OC

The Houston Texans have promoted tight ends coach Tim Kelly to offensive coordinator. Houston unveiled its entire coaching staff on Tuesday and among the new hires was Carl Smith as quarterbacks coach. Smith spent the past eight seasons with the Seattle Seahawks and replaces recently departed Sean Ryan (Detroit Lions).

Kelly is the first Texans assistant to hold the offensive coordinator title since George Godsey in 2016. Head coach Bill O'Brien ran the offense the past two seasons. Kelly is entering his sixth season as a Houston assistant.

Former linebacker Brian Cushing's hiring as assistant strength and conditioning coach also was made official. Former Texans backup quarterback T.J. Yates also is on the staff as an offensive assistant. Smith had a solid relationship with Russell Wilson during his Seattle tenure and will now work closely with Deshaun Watson.

Wes Welker, who had been an offensive and special teams assistant with the Texans the past two seasons, will not return in 2019. The former wide receiver reportedly will join the San Francisco 49ers coaching staff. --Field Level Media