The Houston Texans of the National Football League are led by American football coach and former linebacker DeMeco Ryans. Ryans was a unanimous All-American playing college football at the University of Alabama.
Ryans was named the Defensive Rookie of the Year after being selected by the Houston Texans in the second round of the 2006 NFL Draft.
Before being traded to the Philadelphia Eagles in 2012, Ryans was named to two Pro Bowls. He played there for four seasons before retiring.
Ryans joined the San Francisco 49ers in 2017 as a coaching assistant. From 2017 to 2021, he was named defensive coordinator and coached the inside linebackers. In 2023, the Texans hired Ryans as their head coach.
DeMeco Ryans’s height and weight
As we are all eager to know more about Demeco, let’s have a look at his height and weight, according to Wikipedia Ryans stands at an altitude of 6 ft 1 in and 1.85 m in meters, and his weight is 247 lbs in pounds, and also 112 kg in kilograms.
Ryans was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles on March 20, 2012, in exchange for a 2012 fourth-round draft pick (used by Ben Jones) and a third-round pick (used by Nick Foles and Brandon Brooks) from each team.
Ryans became the team’s starting middle linebacker right away. Ryans made plays even though the Eagles were 4-12. He had 113 tackles, led the team, and also had an interception and a sack.
Ryans made even more progress in 2013, finishing second on the team with 127 tackles and setting career highs in sacks (4.0), interceptions (two), and interception return yardage (46).
On January 4, 2014, in his first playoff game with the Eagles, a close 26-24 loss to the New Orleans Saints, he recorded 10 tackles and his first career playoff interception.
Ryans was placed on injured reserve on November 3, 2014, after tearing his Achilles tendon. On February 24, 2016, Ryans was released.
