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Te XAN S<br />
Following his NFL career, Pollack worked as a<br />
sales associate with Cisco Systems before cofounding<br />
e<strong>Home</strong>, serving as vice president of<br />
business development for two years. He was an<br />
associate with HRJ Capital/Champion Ventures<br />
in San Jose, Calif.<br />
Pollack attended Greenway High School in<br />
Phoenix and graduated from Northern Arizona<br />
with a degree in advertising in 1990. He and<br />
his wife, Wendy, have two sons, Frankie and<br />
Carter.<br />
Pollack’s C O A C H I N G L E D G E R<br />
coaches<br />
2007-08 Asst. Offensive Line <strong>Houston</strong> <strong>Texans</strong><br />
2006 Offensive Line Northern Arizona<br />
2005 Co-Offensive Line Northern Arizona<br />
Ray Rhodes<br />
Assistant Defensive Backs Coach<br />
28th NFL Season • 1st with <strong>Texans</strong><br />
Ray Rhodes begins his tenure with the <strong>Houston</strong><br />
<strong>Texans</strong> as the assistant defensive backs coach.<br />
He has spent the previous five seasons, first as<br />
the defensive coordinator, then as special projects/defense,<br />
for the Seattle Seahawks.<br />
In 2005, Rhodes’ role as defensive coordinator<br />
was limited due to illness before the season<br />
began. He maintained his involvement with the<br />
defense, helping the Seahawks defense lead the<br />
league in sacks with 50 and finish second in the<br />
NFL in red zone defense (40.4%). Rookie LB Lofa<br />
Tatupu earned a trip to the Pro Bowl after that<br />
season.<br />
Prior to joining the Seahawks, Rhodes spent two<br />
seasons in Denver as defensive coordinator with<br />
<strong>Texans</strong> head coach Gary Kubiak. He helped the<br />
defense, ranked 24th in 2000, improved to a number<br />
eight ranking in 2001 and number six ranking<br />
in 2002. After his first season three players received<br />
Pro Bowl nominations (CB Deltha O’Neal,<br />
DT Trevor Pryce and LB Al Wilson).<br />
In his only season with the Washington Redskins,<br />
Rhodes led the defense to end of the season<br />
ranking of fourth. Two players from that season,<br />
CB Champ Bailey and DE Marco Coleman, earned<br />
Pro Bowl bids.<br />
In 1999, Rhodes held the position of head coach,<br />
leading the Green Bay Packers to an 8-8 finish.<br />
Prior to his time coaching at Lambeau, Rodes<br />
was at the helm in Philadelphia for four seasons.<br />
He earned NFL Coach of the Year honors in 1995<br />
when he guided the Eagles to a 10-6 record and<br />
an appearance in the NFC Divisional Playoff<br />
round.<br />
Rhodes was defensive coordinator for San<br />
Francisco’s 1994 World Championship team. He<br />
led the 49ers defense to an eighth place finish<br />
that season, as well as a victory over the San<br />
Diego Chargers in Super Bowl XXIX. S Merton<br />
Hanks, S Tim McDonlad, CB Deion Sanders and<br />
DT Dana Stubblefield all earned Pro Bowl nominations<br />
following the 1994 season.<br />
He spent two seasons as defensive coordinator<br />
in Green Bay (1992-3) and nine seasons with the<br />
49ers (1983-91) as the defensive backs coach.<br />
He began his career as the assistant secondary<br />
coach in San Francisco (1981-82).<br />
Rhodes spent two seasons as a running back at<br />
TCU (1969-70) before transferring to the University<br />
of Tulsa (1972-73). He was selected by the New<br />
York Giants in the 10th round of the 1974 NFL<br />
Draft. He played wide receiver in his first three<br />
NFL seasons, including 1975 when he led all NFC<br />
receivers with a 20.7 yards-per-catch average.<br />
He was switched to defensive back after two<br />
seasons<br />
Rhodes, a Mexia, Texas native, and his wife,<br />
Carmen, have four daughters: Detra, Candra,<br />
Tynesha and Raven.<br />
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