To open the 2025 NFL season, the Los Angeles Rams are facing what has become a common theme, an ex-coach who used his time in L.A. to climb the coaching ladder and looks to turn the tables on his former bosses. Week 1 brings the Houston Texans and their new offensive coordinator, Nick Caley, to SoFi Stadium.

Caley spent the last two seasons (2023-24) with the Rams as tight ends coach and added the title pass game coordinator for Year 2. He came to L.A. after eight seasons as an offensive coach for the New England Patriots, seven of those schooling tight ends. Caley took Rams senior offensive assistant Jerry Schuplinski along to Houston. Their ties run deep, both are John Carrol alumni and were together in New England.

The Texans hiring of Caley has a sense of deja vu around it. One of th

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