NFL, national media share excitement for Texans Head Coach David Culley via social media | Daily Brew

Jan 29, 2021 at 07:59 AM

Deepi Sidhu

Texans Insider and Lead Writer

The Houston Texans have hired former Baltimore Ravens Assistant Head Coach, Passing Game Coordinator, Wide Receivers Coach David Culley to be their fourth head coach in franchise history. Culley is also the first head coach hired by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Cal McNair. Culley (65) brings 27 years of NFL coaching experience, working alongside Head Coaches John Harbaugh, Andy Reid, Bill Cowher and more. He is the second minority head coach and first Black head coach to be hired of the seven job openings in this NFL hiring cycle.

The Texans made the news official with a team announcement Friday. Reactions from all over the NFL poured in on social media as writers, analysts and NFL players weighed in on Culley's hiring.

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Learned so much from coach my first year !!! Amazing work Texans ✌🏿 https://t.co/tThy99I71f
— Ty Hill (@cheetah) January 28, 2021

I know new #Texans HC David Culley very well. If you want to wish someone the very best going forward, this is the type of human being you do it for. He has my respect and I could not be happier for his opportunity.
— Louis Riddick (@LRiddickESPN) January 28, 2021

I spent 27 years in the NFL and connected with countless coaches. One of my absolute favorites is David Culley. Experienced, kind, smart, talented... I wasn't a @HoustonTexans fan but they have just been added to the list. Wishing the team and their new HC the absolute best.
— Robert G. Alberino Jr (@Robertalberino) January 28, 2021

David Culley’s hiring by the Houston #Texans at age 65 is historic. Culley becomes the oldest first-time head coach in NFL history, per @EliasSports.
— Ed Werder (@WerderEdESPN) January 28, 2021

New Texans coach David Culley has made history before. He was the first black quarterback at Vanderbilt in 1970s, one of the first in the SEC
— Clarence Hill Jr (@clarencehilljr) January 28, 2021

Congrats to Vanderbilt Class of ‘78 David Culley on being named the new head coach of the Houston Texans! An SEC quarterback in the first decade of desegregated football in the league. pic.twitter.com/pWRMWdhKic
— Vanderbilt Sports & Society (@SportsSocietyVU) January 28, 2021

Anyone who knows David Culley is ecstatic for him. I've known him for 30 years. He never thought he would get a chance to become a head coach and was fine with it. Now, he has a big job in front of him, starting with Deshaun Watson's future.
— Charean Williams (@NFLCharean) January 28, 2021

David Culley grew up in segregated Tennessee. Was the first Black QB at Vanderbilt who wasn't moved to receiver or another position. He's been a Black coach for 40+ years. His off-field experiences and on-field leadership played a role in his hiring.
— Jonathan Jones (@jjones9) January 28, 2021

Happy for David Culley. Great guy and coach. https://t.co/sm44gK9bE8
— R C Slocum (@rcslocum) January 28, 2021

Congrats to my former Coach David Culley. Not only is Culley a great man and a leader of men but he's also a great communicator a great teacher and a master at route concepts and offensive play.. Let's add to the narrative a bit. Black coaches are more than just "leaders of men".
— Jamaal Jackson (@CenterStage67) January 28, 2021