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Yates lands coaching job with Texans

Quarterback T.J. Yates, then with the Atlanta Falcons, prepares to play the Titans in their NFL exhibition game on Sunday, August 23, 2014, in Atlanta. (CURTIS COMPTON / AJC)

Credit: Curtis Compton

Credit: Curtis Compton

Quarterback T.J. Yates, then with the Atlanta Falcons, prepares to play the Titans in their NFL exhibition game on Sunday, August 23, 2014, in Atlanta. (CURTIS COMPTON / AJC)
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Feb 6, 2019

Former Falcons quarterback T.J. Yates, a Pope High graduate who played for the team in 2014, was named an offensive assistant coach with the Houston Texans on Tuesday.

Yates, who played at North Carolina, played in 22 games and made 10 starts in the NFL.

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