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

FOOTBALL OPERATIONSLARRY WRIGHTPRO SCOUTJON CARRNATIONAL SCOUTLarry Wright Jr. is in his third seasonwith the Texans and is responsiblefor evaluating players on NFLrosters, street free agents, as well as players in the AFL,CFL, and UFL. He also works on advance scouting ofTexans opponents.From 2007-09, Larry was an assistant director of propersonnel with the Jacksonville Jaguars after servingas a pro scout with the team from 2004-07. He beganhis NFL career as a scouting assistant with Jacksonvillein 2003. Wright spent 2009 coaching running backs atWest Monroe High in West Monroe, La.Wright was the head coach at Ringgold (La.) HighSchool from 2001-2002, and in 2000 was a graduateassistant at Grambling State University, where hecoached running backs while earning his master’s degreein sport administration. In the summer of 2000 hewas a scouting intern with the Baltimore Ravens, and avolunteer strength and conditioning coach for the Gramblingbasketball team.Wright earned a degree in sociology at LouisianaTech, where he was a three-year letterman and teamcaptain in his senior season. He and his wife, Vincincia,have two daughters and one son, Victoria, Lauryn, andLarry III.Carr is in his sixth season with theTexans as a college scout and fi rstas a National Scout. Prior to joiningthe Texans, Carr coached the receivers at the Universityof Toledo in 2005-2006 and helped the Rockets win the2005 GMAC Bowl.Carr participated in the 2006 NCAA Expert Coach’sAcademy in Miami and was the offensive coordinator atEastern Illinois in 2003-04 prior to his tenure at Toledo.He joined the Tennessee State coaching staff in 1997and was promoted to offensive coordinator in 2000-02.Carr’s offense ranked third in I-AA in 2001 in passing(302 ypg), sixth in total offense (465 ypg) and 14th inscoring (35.4 ppg).During the summer of 2002, Carr was a member ofthe Oakland Raiders’ preseason coaching staff as partof the NFL’s Minority Internship Program. He has alsoworked with the National Football League Properties asthe Program Coordinator for Chicago and Detroit summeryouth inner-city football camps.Carr was a quarterback at Southeast Missouri Statefrom 1987-89 before he transferred to Purdue, where heearned a degree in law and society in 1991.Carr has one son, Corbyn, and he and his wife, Shenikwa,are parents of two girls, Kennedy and Kayla.50 2012 HOUSTON TEXANS MEDIA GUIDE