▁the ▁NFL . ▁During ▁his ▁three - year ▁st int ▁with ▁the ▁Buff alo ▁B ills , ▁he ▁played ▁on ▁special ▁teams ▁and ▁at ▁center ▁and ▁guard , ▁back ed ▁up ▁All - Pro ▁Kent ▁H ull , ▁and ▁made ▁an ▁appearance ▁in ▁Super ▁Bowl ▁XX V III . ▁On ▁March ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁Dev lin ▁signed ▁with ▁the ▁Arizona ▁Card inals . ▁During ▁his ▁time ▁there , ▁he ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁starting ▁line up ▁at ▁center ▁in ▁all ▁but ▁two ▁of ▁twenty - six ▁games . ▁Dev lin ▁retired ▁from ▁playing ▁after ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁season . ▁ ▁Co aching ▁career ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁quality ▁control ▁coach ▁for ▁the ▁off ensive ▁component ▁of ▁the ▁Card inals , ▁before ▁becoming ▁an ▁assistant ▁off ensive ▁lin eman ▁coach . ▁During ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 - 2 0 0 5 ▁seasons , ▁Dev lin ▁served ▁as ▁off ensive ▁line ▁coach ▁for ▁the ▁To led o ▁Rock ets . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Dev lin ▁became ▁the ▁tight ▁ends ▁coach ▁for ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁J ets . ▁He ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁off ensive ▁line ▁coach ▁on ▁February ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁Dev lin ▁left ▁the ▁J ets ▁to ▁accept ▁the ▁same ▁position ▁with ▁the ▁Houston ▁Tex ans ▁on ▁January ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁to ▁Co ach ▁the ▁off ensive ▁line ▁under ▁Bill ▁O ’