Another week, another potential coordinator job lined up for Houston Texans defensive backs coach Dino Vasso.
According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, Vasso is expected to be a candidate for the Cleveland Browns‘ defensive coordinator position. Nothing is set in stone yet and no interviews have been set up yet, but should first-year coach Todd Monken hire the Texans‘ longtime assistant, it would mark Vasso’s first chance to serve as a defensive coordinator in his career.
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Vasso, 38, has spent the last five seasons on Houston’s staff. When the Texans elected to hire DeMeco Ryans from San Francisco, Vasso was retained from Lovie Smith’s former staff.
Ryan, who enters his fourth season as the Texans’ head coach, previously spent several seasons working under now Titans head coach Robert Saleh as the Niners’ linebackers coach. According to Rapoport, Moken wants to bring in an assistant with a background under defensive coordinator Matt Burke.
Vasso was the top name mentioned but passing game coordinator Cory Undlin was also brought up in conversations.
Since his promotion to defensive backs coach, Vasso has produced one of the league’s best secondaries. Working alongside All-Pro corner Derek Stingley Jr., nickel defender Jalen Pitre, rising star safety Calen Bullock and potential Pro Bowl corner Kamari Lassiter, the Texans bolstered the league’s top-ranked defense this past fall.
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Amid a 12-win campaign, the Texans’ defense ranked second in points allowed and first in fewest yards, allowing just 277.2 yards per game. They also ranked second in takeaways, with four different defenders totaling at least four interceptions.
The Texans will pick 28th in the NFL draft this April.
This article originally appeared on Texans Wire: Could Texans DB coach Dino Vasso interview for Browns DC opening?