Wade Phillips only spent one year coaching DeMeco Ryans, but it was all he needed to see.
Phillips’ first season with the Houston Texans was 2011, which was the final year the 2006 second-round pick spent of his 86-game career with Houston. As the Texans transitioned from a 4-3 to a 3-4, Ryans made an impression on Phillips with the way he carried himself throughout the organization.
