Romeo Crennel was born on June 18,1947 and is a former American football coach, who was the senior advisor for football performance for the Houston Texans of the National Football League.
23 Facts About Romeo Crennel
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Romeo Crennel has over 50 years of coaching experience, which has included consistently being employed as a coach for all but two seasons since 1970, only taking the 2009 and 2013 seasons off following both of his tenures as a permanent head coach.
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Romeo Crennel has five Super Bowl wins as assistant coach, two with the New York Giants and three with the New England Patriots.
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Romeo Crennel was the first Black head coach in Texans franchise history; he was the first Black noninterim head coach in Browns history.
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Romeo Crennel was named the team's most valuable player after the switch, but was not drafted and never played in the NFL.
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Romeo Crennel earned a bachelor's degree in physical education from Western Kentucky University, and then a master's degree while serving as a graduate assistant for the school in 1970.
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Romeo Crennel finished his collegiate career with two seasons as the defensive ends coach for Ole Miss and one season as the defensive line coach for Georgia Tech.
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When Parcells stepped down as Giants head coach after Super Bowl XXV, Romeo Crennel stayed with the team under the two-year tenure of Ray Handley.
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Romeo Crennel left the Giants after the 1992 season and worked as the defensive line coach for the New England Patriots for four seasons and for the New York Jets for three seasons during the time that Parcells was the head coach in each franchise.
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Romeo Crennel was hired as the Cleveland Browns' defensive coordinator for the 2000 season.
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Romeo Crennel helped lead New England to three Super Bowl victories.
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Romeo Crennel was not offered any jobs and was passed up by the New York Giants, Buffalo Bills, Arizona Cardinals, Chicago Bears, and Atlanta Falcons.
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Romeo Crennel was hired to replace Butch Davis as head coach of the Cleveland Browns.
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On January 13,2010, Romeo Crennel was hired as the Kansas City Chiefs defensive coordinator, reuniting him with offensive coordinator Charlie Weis and general manager Scott Pioli from their days with the Patriots.
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On January 9,2012, Romeo Crennel was named the 11th full-time head coach in Chiefs history.
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Three days later, Romeo Crennel announced his intent to remain as defensive coordinator during his tenure as head coach.
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On December 1,2012, Romeo Crennel attempted to prevent the suicide of player Jovan Belcher by talking to him and witnessed his death by a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.
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On December 31,2012, Romeo Crennel was fired as head coach.
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On January 20,2014, Romeo Crennel signed a 3-year deal with the NFL's Houston Texans becoming their new defensive coordinator under their new head coach Bill O'Brien.
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Romeo Crennel was one of the highest paid defensive coordinators in the NFL for three seasons, earning roughly $1.8 million per year.
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Romeo Crennel became the Texans' first African American head coach in franchise history, albeit on an interim basis.
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Romeo Crennel was retained under new Texans head coach David Culley along with a new coaching staff in 2021, being given the title of senior advisor for football performance on March 10,2021.
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Romeo Crennel had hip replacement surgery in early 2009 and decided to sit out the 2009 football season while recuperating.