2012 HOUSTON TEXANS MEDIA GUIDE - Parent Directory - NFL.com

BOBBY KINGASSISTANT LINEBACKERSSECOND SEASON WITH TEXANS/THIRD NFL SEASONBobby King is in his second seasonwith the Houston Texans and fi rst asassistant linebackers coach. Kingjoined the Texans as a defensive assistant in 2011 andwas promoted to his current position in March 2012. Hehas spent his entire collegiate and pro coaching careerin the state of Texas.In 2011, King’s efforts helped produce the third-largestdefensive improvement in NFL history since the 1970AFL-NFL merger. The Texans ranked second in the NFLin total defense with 285.7 yards per game after givingup 376.9 yards per game and ranking 30th in 2010.King came to the Texans after serving as the defensivequality control/assistant linebackers coach for the DallasCowboys in 2010 where he worked directly underTexans linebackers coach Reggie Herring and defensivecoordinator Wade Phillips. Prior to his tenure inDallas, King was the defensive line coach at West TexasA&M University in 2008-09, and helped the 2009 teamreach its fi rst bowl game since 1967.From 2006-07, King worked with the defensive line asa graduate assistant at Baylor. In 2005, King ended hisLarry Kirksey is in his sixth seasonas the wide receivers coach for theTexans and his 16th year coachingNFL wide receivers. Kirksey has coached some ofthe best wide receivers in NFL history, including fourwho have more than 850 career receptions: Jerry Rice(1,549), Terrell Owens (1,078), Derrick Mason (943) andJimmy Smith (862).Kirksey’s star pupil in Houston is fi ve-time Pro BowlerAndre Johnson. In fi ve seasons under Kirksey’s tutelage,Johnson has averaged an NFL-best 93.5 yards pergame, led the League in receiving yards in 2008 and2009, and led the NFL in receptions in 2008. Johnsonjoined Rice as the only receivers in NFL history to leadthe League in receiving yards in consecutive seasonsand joined Marvin Harrison as the only receivers to surpass1,500 yards in back-to-back years.The emergence of Houston’s run game and injuriesto its quarterbacks and receiving corps saw the receivingnumbers decline from recent years, but the Texansreceivers were not without success in 2011. Despitemissing nine games to injury, Johnson caught 33 passesCOACHING STAFF40 2012 HOUSTON TEXANS MEDIA GUIDEfi rst stint at WTAMU by helping the team win the LoneStar Conference championship and make the school’sfi rst NCAA Division II Playoff appearance.King began his coaching career as a student assistantat his alma mater, Texas-El Paso, working with thedefensive line from 2002-03. He was a three-year letterwinner and two-year starter at UTEP on the defensiveline from 1998-2000.King and his wife, Elizabeth, have a son, Jack Robert,who was born in March.KING’S COACHING LEDGER2011-12: Defensive Assistant, Houston Texans2010: Defensive Quality Control/Assistant Linebackers, Dallas Cowboys2008-09: Defensive Line, West Texas A&M2006-07: Graduate Assistant (Defensive Line),Baylor2005: Defensive Line, West Texas A&M2002-03: Student Assistant, UTEPLARRY KIRKSEYWIDE RECEIVERSSIXTH SEASON WITH TEXANS/16TH NFL SEASONfor 492 yards for an average of 14.9 yards, his thirdconsecutive season averaging more than 14 yards percatch. Once healthy in the playoffs, Johnson totaled 13receptions for 201 yards (15.5 average). Kevin Walterled the Texans receivers with 39 receptions for 474yards (12.2 average) and three touchdowns, includingthe game-winning grab in a playoff-clinching win at Cincinnatiin December. Jacoby Jones caught 31 passes for512 yards (16.5 average) and two scores.Houston’s receivers put up big numbers in leadingthe NFL’s third-ranked offense in 2010. Despite injury,Johnson led the team and ranked sixth in the NFL with86 receptions for 1,216 yards and eight touchdowns toearn another Pro Bowl selection. Walter had his fourthstraight50-catch, 600-yard season under Kirksey, with51 receptions for 621 yards. Jones set career highs with51 receptions for 562 yards.The receiving corps was a team strength in 2009 as theTexans led the NFL in passing offense at 290.9 yards pergame. In addition to Johnson, Walter caught 53 passesfor 611 yards while Jones emerged as a big-play threat,averaging a touchdown every 4.5 receptions. David An-