After spending the 2020 season as a Texans defensive coordinator, Anthony Weaver will migrate to a family location. Nineteen years after summoning Weaver in the second round, the Ravens hired him as a defensive line coach and run-game coordinator.
Weaver has spent the past five seasons in Houston, serving first as the Texans’ D-line coach before a promotion in 2020 to succeed Romeo Crennel like DC. The 40-year-old assistant received interest elsewhere, but is now on the Baltimore team, joining Rob Ryan between ex-coordinators set to work under Don Martindale next season.
The Jaguars interviewed Weaver for his position as coordinator D, but the Meyer Urbano– led the team’s decision to hire Joe Cullen ended up helping Weaver get another job. Cullen has served as a Baltimore D-line coach for the past five seasons.
Weaver’s Texas defense did not do well last season, ranking 30th in the DVOA. The former NFL D-linemen, however, has been an NFL assistant since 2012 and has a history with the Ravens. He served as a starter for four seasons in Baltimore from 2002-05 before signing with the Texans. It will be the Ravens who will give him the opportunity to recover.
“As a former Ravens pick, who made significant contributions by playing here, he understands the culture of our organization and the standard of defense in Baltimore., ” John Harbaugh said of Weaver.
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