Deepi Sidhu spoke with Denver Broncos team reporter Phil Milani about DC Ejiro Evero as a head coaching candidate for the Houston Texans.

Denver Broncos Defensive Coordinator Ejiro Evero interviewed for the Houston Texans head coaching position. Deepi Sidhu spoke with Broncos team reporter Phil Milani about Evero as a head coaching candidate.

DS: One of the candidates being interviewed for the Texans is the Broncos Defensive Coordinator Ejiro Evero, who received a lot of praise for how the Denver Broncos defense performed this year. The Broncos, we talked about them being in the midst of a head coaching search, how much of a candidate and what’s the interest like for Evero there in Denver?

PM: He interviewed with the Broncos earlier this week. I think that they really liked what he was able to bring to the table, especially on the defensive side. I mean, as much as this Broncos team struggled this year, the defense was really good, top five in a lot of categories across the NFL. And I think more than that, he got career years out of a lot of players. Justin Simmons had six interceptions, was tied for the lead in the league. The inside linebackers Josey Jewell, Alex Singleton both had career years here. CB Pat Surtain II is heading to the Pro Bowl. So he got the most out of these guys and I think that made him an interesting candidate here. I do think, for the Broncos, previous head coaching experience is something that they’re really emphasizing this time around but he left enough of an impression that he got an interview with these guys, even though they were valuing previous experience.

DS: As a first year defensive coordinator, what did Ejiro do so well to get that sort of elite play from the Broncos defense? When the team was losing week after week, to have the defense play at the level that they did, how was he able to do that and get the most out of these players?

PM: He really just had a strong connection with these guys right off of the bat. His temperament and the way that, even with the media, just really respectful, calm kind of guy. And I think sometimes when there’s a lot of chaos going…