Rick Smith (American football executive)

Rick Smith
Personal information
Born:	September 3, 1969
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 a staff member / executive:
	Denver Broncos (2000–2005); Director of pro personnel; Houston Texans (2006–2017); General manager; Houston Texans (2012–2017); Executive vice president of football operations;
	Executive profile at Pro Football Reference
	Executive profile at Pro Football Reference
Career highlights and awards
	As coach 2× Super Bowl champion (XXXII, XXXIII);

Rick Smith (born September 3, 1969) is an American professional 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.