Strausser began his coaching career at
Menlo College in 1989 as the program's wide receivers and tight ends coach. After a stint at
Oregon State as a
graduate assistant, he went on to coach at
Sonoma State as the special teams coordinator and offensive tackles & tight ends coach. He also coached at
Portland State and
San Jose State, as well as a stint as offensive coordinator at
Foothill College. He was hired as the offensive line coach at
Boise State in
2001 as the offensive line coach following a short return to Portland State in 2000. After a year at
Colorado as their assistant head coach and offensive line coach, Strausser returned to Boise State in
2007 as their tight ends coach and run game coordinator under
Chris Petersen. He was shifted back to offensive line coach in
2010, where he was credited with transitioning
Matt Paradis from a defensive lineman to an offensive lineman as Paradis earned second-team All-Mountain West Conference honors. He followed Petersen to
Washington in
2014, coaching as his associate head coach and offensive line coach.
Denver Broncos Strausser was hired as the assistant offensive line coach for the
Denver Broncos in
2017, reuniting him with Paradis once again. He was promoted to co-offensive line coach in
2018 with the title "Offensive Line – Tackles Coach".
Indianapolis Colts Strausser was named the offensive line coach for the
Indianapolis Colts on January 29,
2019. It was later revealed that Colts head coach
Frank Reich contacted Strausser out of the blue, as the two did not work together or ever meet prior to the phone call offering Strausser the position.
Houston Texans Strausser was named the offensive line coach for the
Houston Texans on February 21,
2023. He retired from the team after the
2024 season. == References ==