Rick Smith (American football executive)

For the college football coach, see Rick Smith (American football, born 1948).

Rick Smith
Personal information
Born: (1969-09-03) September 3, 1969 (age 55)[1]
Career information
High school:Dayton (OH) Meadowdale
College:Purdue
Career history
As a coach:
  • Purdue (1992)
    Graduate assistant, strength and conditioning coordinator
  • Purdue (1993)
    Graduate assistant, tight ends coach
  • Purdue (1994–1995)
    Secondary coach
  • Denver Broncos (1996–1999)
    Assistant defensive backs coach
As an executive:
Career highlights and awards
As coach
PFR executive profile

Rick Smith (born September 3, 1969) is an American football executive. He served as the general manager of the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL) from 2006 to 2017. Smith also served as the team's executive vice president of football operations from 2012 to 2017.

Smith began his executive career with the Denver Broncos in 2000 and served as their director of pro personnel for six seasons.

  1. ^ "Rick Smith NFL Coaching Record and Bio". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved August 11, 2023.