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Frank Bush
Senior Defensive Assistant
18th NFL Season • 2nd with Texans
Frank Bush enters his second season with the
Texans as senior defensive assistant. He spent
the 2006 season in Arizona as assistant head
coach/linebackers.
In his first year with Houston, Bush worked
closely with the defensive line. Under the tutelage
of Bush and defensive line coach Jethro
Franklin, defensive end Mario Williams shattered
the team single-season sack record with
14 sacks and earned second-team All-Pro recognition.
Williams and rookie defensive tackle
Amobi Okoye combined for 19.5 sacks, making
them the best inside-outside sack tandem in the
NFL.
Before joining Dennis Green in Arizona, Bush
worked as an assistant with the Denver Broncos
(1995–03) and Houston Oilers (1992–94). Bush’s
linebackers helped the Cardinals defense to
finish the season as the 8th ranked defense in
the NFL in 2005, an improvement from the 12th
ranked defense in 2004 and the 26th ranked
defense in 2003.
Bush served nine seasons with the Broncos—
three as special teams coach (2001–03), one
overseeing the defensive secondary/nickel
packages (2000), and five as linebackers coach
(1995–99). In 2003 Denver ranked fifth in the AFC
in both punt and kickoff return average. Kicker
Jason Elam accounted for 120 points for the
second consecutive season, placing him fourth
(2003), and second (2002), respectively. In 2001,
Elam’s 86 percent field goal accuracy mark
(31-of-36) was the best in Bronco history and
Reuben Droughns ranked third in the AFC with
a 25.8-yard kickoff return average.
In 1995, his first season as linebackers coach
with Denver, the Broncos defense improved from
28th to 15th, then skyrocketed to the fourth overall
defense in the league in 1996, including first
against the run. The 1997 season saw two of his
pupils—John Mobley (162) and Bill Romanowski
(117) rank 1-2 on the club in tackles as Denver
forged consecutive World Championships with
victories in Super Bowl XXXII over Green Bay
following the 1997 season and Super Bowl XXXIII
over Atlanta after the ’98 campaign. In the latter
campaign, the linebacker trio of Mobley (132)
Glenn Cadrez (105), and Romanowski (95) led the
team in tackles, Romanowski earned his second
Pro Bowl berth, and the Broncos run defense
finished third in the NFL.
After an outstanding college career as a three
year starter at North Carolina State, Bush was
a fifth-round draft choice by Houston in the
1985 NFL Draft and earned all-rookie acclaim
starting 11 of 16 games for the Oilers before a
spinal injury prematurely ended his pro career
a year later. After serving as a college scout for
the Oilers for five years (1987–92), he was the
team’s linebackers coach for three seasons,
bringing his tenure with Houston as a player,
scout, and assistant coach to 10 years. Bush’s
linebackers continued to play an integral role
the following two seasons with the Broncos. In
2002, his special teams ranked among the best
in the league as Denver ranked third in the AFC
in kickoff coverage and fourth in kickoff return
average. Born in Athens, Ga., Bush and his wife,
Stephanie, reside in Houston.
coaches
Bush’s C O A C H I N G L E D G E R
2007-08 Senior Defensive Assistant Houston Texans
2006 Asst. Head Coach/Linebackers Arizona Cardinals
2004-05 Linebackers Arizona Cardinals
2001-03 Special Teams Denver Broncos
2000 Secondary/Nickel Package Denver Broncos
1995-99 Linebackers Denver Broncos
1993-94 Defensive Quality Control/Linebackers Houston Oilers
1992 Linebackers Houston Oilers
1987-92 Scout Houston Oilers
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