Frank Ross (American football)

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Frank Ross
Houston Texans
Position: Special teams coordinator
Personal information
Born: (1987-07-24) July 24, 1987 (age 36)
Youngstown, Ohio, U.S.
Career information
High school: Canfield
College: John Carroll
Career history
As a coach:
As an executive:

Frank Ross (born July 24, 1987) is an American football coach who is the special teams coordinator for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL).

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Career

Ross was part of the 2005 Canfield High School state runner-up football team. He later played for the John Carroll Blue Streaks and became the program's all-time leader in receptions. [1] On November 10, 2007, he was declared the John Carroll football player of the week. [2]

Ross was a scouting assistant for the New England Patriots from 2011 to 2012. He served two seasons on the coaching staff at John Carroll as a quarterbacks coach in 2013 and a special teams coordinator & running backs coach in 2014. [3]

In 2015, he rejoined the Patriots as a pro scout and was part of the Patriots' Super Bowl championship in 2017. [4] He stayed with the team until he was hired by the Indianapolis Colts as an assistant special teams coach in 2018. [5]

Houston Texans

The Houston Texans interview and later hired him as a special teams coordinator in 2021. [6] [7] [8] [9] He was retained by Lovie Smith as the special teams coordinator for the 2022 season. In 2023 he was retained by DeMeco Ryans in the same position. [10] [11] [12] [13]

Other information

Ross is also known for his hair-cutting expertise and often cuts the hair of various players. [14] He later participated in a community event called, "Coach's Cuts" where he cut hair for the Star of Hope homeless center. [15]

Ross was a contestant on the November 5th, 2008 episode of the American game show Deal or No Deal. He won $14,000 in a modified "Speed Deal" version of the game.

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References

  1. ↑ "Canfield graduates remain on Houston Texans' coaching staff".
  2. ↑ "Frank Ross".
  3. ↑ "Frank Ross Promoted To Special Teams Coordinator On JCU Football Staff".
  4. ↑ "Canfield graduate part of Patriots' Super Bowl win".
  5. ↑ "Indianapolis Colts Finalize 2018 Coaching Staff". For The Shoe. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  6. ↑ "Report: Texans interview Colts' Frank Ross for special teams coordinator".
  7. ↑ "Texans interview Colts assistant Frank Ross for special-teams coordinator".
  8. ↑ "Texans To Add Two 49ers Assistants, Retain ST Coordinator Frank Ross".
  9. ↑ "Houston Texans Announce 2021 Assistant Coaching Staff". www.houstontexans.com. 2021-05-10.
  10. ↑ "Report: Texans retain special teams coach Frank Ross". Texans Wire. 2023-02-10. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
  11. ↑ "Sources: Frank Ross under contract, expected back as Texans special teams coordinator".
  12. ↑ "Top-ranked Texans special teams aim higher in 2023 under Frank Ross".
  13. ↑ "Frank Ross reveals strategy on how he has stayed with the Texans through three coaching hires".
  14. ↑ "Meet Frank Ross, a Texans coach that brings his off the field passion to his players and city".
  15. ↑ "Coach's Cuts in Houston".
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