Texans to Interview Giants Mike Kafka For Second Time

The Texans are set to interview Giants offensive coordinator Mike Kafka for the second time

Matt Galatzan | Jan 24, 2023

The Houston Texans are set to bring in New York Giants offensive coordinator Mike Kafka for his second interview with the franchise on Wednesday, according to multiple reports.

Kafka's first interview took place via zoom on Sunday with Texans owner Cal McNair and general Manage Nick Caserio.

Wednesday's interview will be in person and in Houston.

The Colts and Panthers have also interviewed Kafka for their head coaching vacancies.

Kafka got his NFL coaching start in arguably the best place for offensive minds, joining the Kansas City Chiefs as an offensive quality control coach in 2017.

He was then promoted to quarterbacks coach the following season and was a key mentor for star quarterback Patrick Mahomes, who won league MVP during Kafka's first season in the role.

Under coach Andy Reid, Kafka and the Chiefs won Super Bowl LVI over the San Francisco 49ers to cap off the 2019 season.

Kafka was brought on as New York's offensive coordinator this past offseason as a new regime under coach Brian Daboll took over.

Under Kafka, the Giants averaged 333.9 yards per game offensively, including 148.2 yards per game on the ground - the fourth-best mark in the NFL.

The Giants also saw a resurgence for starting quarterback Daniel Jones, who had by far the best year of his career, leading New York to the divisional round of the playoffs, and completing 317 of 472 passes for a career-best 3,205 yards and 15 touchdowns with five interceptions.

He also rushed for a career-high 708 yards and seven more scores on 120 carries.

The Giants were eventually eliminated by the Philadelphia Eagles in that round, freeing up Kafka to do in-person interviews.

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Published Jan 24, 2023

MATT GALATZAN

Matt Galatzan the Editor-In-Chief of TexansDaily.com. Galatzan graduated from the University of Mississippi, where he studied integrated marketing communications, with minors in journalism and business administration. Galatzan started in the sports journalism industry under Mike Fisher at DallasBasketball.com in 2014, which at the time was part of the 247Sports network. He also spent two years covering the SMU Mustangs for PonyStampede.com on the 247Sports network. When DallasBasketball.com and CowboysCountry.com moved over to Sports Illustrated's Fan Nation network in 2020, Galatzan followed suit, eventually being taking over as the Managing Editor and Publisher of LonghornsCountry.com and AllAggies.com a year later. Through the years, Galatzan has conducted a handful of high-profile one-on-one interviews to add to his resume — in both writing and podcasting. Some of his biggest interviews have been with Mavs owner Mark Cuban, former Longhorns players Dan Neil and Phil Dawson, and many other recruits, and current/former players for each of the teams he has covered. Galatzan is also a full-time employee in the digital media department for Audacy and KRLD FM's 105.3 The Fan in Dallas, which is the official radio home of the Dallas Cowboys. You can find Galatzan on all major social media channels. For any inquiries, please email matt.galatzan@gmail.com