- 63-year-old led Chicago Bears to Super Bowl in 2006 season
- Smith would be second minority head-coach hire this cycle
The Houston Texans are expected to hire current assistant Lovie Smith as their head coach, a person familiar with the process told the Associated Press.
Smith, who is Black, will be the second minority candidate to be hired this offseason after the Miami Dolphins appointed San Francisco 49ers offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel, who is biracial, on Sunday.