Roy Lopez knew what the Houston Texans were getting when they decided to promote Lovie Smith to coach.
The defensive tackle spent his rookie season playing under the defensive coordinator, who was making his foray back into the NFL under first-year coach David Culley.
Lopez, a sixth-rounder from Arizona, expressed what he appreciates the most about Smith when talking with reporters about Fiesta Gras in Galveston, Texas, where Lopez will be this year’s grand marshal.
