(1947-06-18) June 18, 1947 (age 77) Lynchburg, Virginia, U.S.
Career information
High school:
Fort Knox (KY)
College:
Western Kentucky
Undrafted:
1970
Career history
As a coach:
Western Kentucky (1970–1974) Defensive line coach
Texas Tech (1975–1977) Defensive assistant
Ole Miss (1978–1979) Defensive ends coach
Georgia Tech (1980) Defensive line coach
New York Giants (1981–1989) Special teams coach
New York Giants (1990–1992) Defensive line coach
New England Patriots (1993–1996) Defensive line coach
New York Jets (1997–1999) Defensive line coach
Cleveland Browns (2000) Defensive coordinator
New England Patriots (2001–2004) Defensive coordinator
Cleveland Browns (2005–2008) Head coach
Kansas City Chiefs (2010–2011) Defensive coordinator
Kansas City Chiefs (2011) Interim head coach
Kansas City Chiefs (2012) Head coach
Houston Texans (2014–2017) Defensive coordinator
Houston Texans (2018–2019) Assistant head coach
Houston Texans (2020) Interim head coach
Career highlights and awards
As coach
5× Super Bowl champion (XXI, XXV, XXXVI, XXXVIII, XXXIX)
PFW Assistant Coach of the Year (2003)
Head coaching record
Regular season:
32–63 (.337)
Coaching stats at PFR
Romeo Crennel (born June 18, 1947) is a former American football coach, who was the senior advisor for football performance for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). A former long-time coaching assistant to Bill Parcells, Crennel served as the head coach of the Cleveland Browns from 2005 to 2008 and the Kansas City Chiefs in 2012, as well an assistant coach for six NFL teams and four collegiate teams. He 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. He has five Super Bowl wins as assistant coach, two with the New York Giants and three with the New England Patriots.
From 2014 to 2021, Crennel has served as an assistant coach for the Houston Texans under head coaches Bill O'Brien and David Culley, and served as the team's interim head coach during the 2020 season after O'Brien was fired following an 0–4 start. At 73 years and 115 days of age at the time of his promotion to interim coach, Crennel is the oldest person in NFL history to serve as a head coach, a record previously held by former Chicago Bears head coach/owner and NFL co-founder George Halas, who was 72 years and 318 days old when he coached the final game of his career on December 17, 1967. Crennel was the first Black head coach in Texans franchise history; he was also the first Black noninterim head coach in Browns history.
RomeoCrennel (born June 18, 1947) is a former American football coach, who was the senior advisor for football performance for the Houston Texans of...
the playoffs, of those seven, only three won a game in the playoffs. RomeoCrennel, who coached the team for three games in 2011 and the entire 2012 season...
the year before Haley was replaced by defensive coordinator RomeoCrennel mid-season. Crennel finished his stint as interim head coach with a 2–1 record...
record, and head coach Todd Haley was replaced by defensive coordinator RomeoCrennel with three games remaining in the season. The Chiefs re-signed Belcher...
(1999–present) Al Groh, New York Jets (2000), Virginia (2001–2009) RomeoCrennel, Cleveland Browns (2005–2008), Kansas City Chiefs (2011–2012) Charlie...
left in the 2011 season. RomeoCrennel was named interim coach, and was promoted to full-time coach in January 2012. Crennel was fired on Monday, December...
again. However, after a mediocre 3–5 start by the team, head coach RomeoCrennel named Quinn the starting quarterback for the Browns' upcoming game against...
the Arizona Cardinals, the Texans fired O'Brien on October 5, 2020. RomeoCrennel was later named as interim head coach and broke the record for oldest...
On December 6, Stefanski became the first Browns head coach since RomeoCrennel in 2007 to lead the franchise to a winning season, securing his ninth...
Vrabel as their defensive coordinator, moving previous coordinator RomeoCrennel to assistant head coach. He coached players such as J. J. Watt, Jadeveon...
4–12 record and failed to qualify for the playoffs. The season marked RomeoCrennel's fourth (and what would be final) year as head coach of the Browns....
started 0-4, and O'Brien was fired and replaced by interim head coach RomeoCrennel during the regular season on October 5, 2020. During the 2020 offseason...
game. In 1998 Crennel was made a member of the West Virginia University Sports Hall of Fame. Crennel was the younger brother of RomeoCrennel, the former...
following a disappointing loss to the Minnesota Vikings in Week 4. RomeoCrennel, who was the head coach of the Cleveland Browns from 2005 to 2008 and...
Bears. Sirianni was retained under new coach RomeoCrennel and was promoted to wide receivers coach in Crennel's only season as the Chiefs head coach. Sirianni...
career in December 1967, a record that stood for over 50 years until RomeoCrennel became the interim head coach of the Houston Texans in October 2020...
from the original on January 19, 2013. Retrieved January 22, 2013. "RomeoCrennel". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original...
officially promoted RomeoCrennel to head coach. Houston entered training camp slated as a starting weakside linebacker. Head coach RomeoCrennel named Houston...
Todd Haley after they stood at a 5–8 record. Defensive coordinator RomeoCrennel was named interim head coach for the last three games. Berry returned...
promote interim head coach/defensive coordinator RomeoCrennel to their full-time head coach. Crennel retained the base 3–4 defense and named Johnson and...
was their 1st season under general manager Phil Savage and head coach RomeoCrennel. They posted a record of 6–10, improving upon their 2004 record of 4–12...
loss to the New York Jets. Haley was replaced by defensive coordinator RomeoCrennel on an interim basis for the remainder of the season. Haley became the...
loss to the Oakland Raiders. When asked the reason why, head coach RomeoCrennel said "Now, that I'm not exactly sure, either." Starting In Week 10 against...
McGinest signed with the Cleveland Browns, reuniting with head coach RomeoCrennel, who was the Patriots' defensive coordinator during McGinest's stint...
than one year removed from a division title. With interim head coach RomeoCrennel and recently acquired quarterback Kyle Orton at the helm, the Chiefs...
interceptions in 15 games and 15 starts. The New England Patriots hired RomeoCrennel as their new defensive coordinator. Law returned as the number-one starting...
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