Beneath the bright lights of NRG Stadium, where dreams are made and heroes are born, Cecil Shorts would race into the end zone, scoring touchdowns for the Houston Texans — a symbol of strength, agility, and spirit.

Its back-to-school for Cecil Shorts III. I was a little nervous, I was a little apprehensive like, Are the kids going to like me? That purpose is inspired by his father, Cecil Shorts Jr, a long-time football coach in Cleveland, Ohio. And he put his passion of loving kids and football and put it together in coaching, said Shorts. He would call us, he would check up on us.So how did Cecil Shorts III start his coaching career?