Doug Whaley was promoted to take over as Buffalo Bills general manager, making the team's near top-to-bottom offseason overhaul complete.
Not getting any younger and confident he's put in place a young foundation capable of turning the Buffalo Bills into a winner, Buddy Nix called this the right time to step down as general manager on Monday.
As he addressed the media at his first press conference as coach, Syracuse's Scott Shafer briefly fumbled for words as he looked over at his wife and two children and thought about his father.
Syracuse will name defensive coordinator Scott Shafer as the Orange's next coach, a person familiar with the selection process told The Associated Press on Tuesday.
Four years ago, Scott Shafer's football sojourn almost seemed at a dead end.
It's official: Doug Marrone is the Buffalo Bills' new coach.
Two down, five to go.
It's been such a whirlwind of a week for Doug Marrone _ from a bowl game at Yankee Stadium to NFL interviews in Arizona _ that it was difficult for the Buffalo Bills new coach to get his bearings on Monday.
Chip Kelly wouldn't jump. So the Browns bailed.
The Browns figured they could close a deal with Chip Kelly over dinner.
A person familiar with the Buffalo Bills' coaching search confirms that the team is set to hire Syracuse's Doug Marrone.
Doug Marrone is set to try to turn around an NFL team after improving a college program down the road.
Chip Kelly wouldn't jump. So the Browns bailed.
Chip Kelly is closer to taking his fast-paced offense to the NFL.
The Buffalo Bills coaching search went into overdrive Friday, when team officials interviewed three candidates, including Oregon's Chip Kelly, one of college football's hottest prospects.
"I think we have an outstanding bunch of individuals on the (Syracuse) team," Marrone said Monday in Buffalo after being introduced as the Bills coach, indicating the staff he picks there will have NFL experience. "I think we have an outstanding bunch of coaches, support staff, and I think everything's in place. And I really think that moving forward toward the ACC, there are things that are going to go on that are going to push this program forward."
"I had some opportunities to make a choice, and I've chosen to be here," Marrone said, shortly after being introduced as the 16th coach in the Bills' 53-year history. "You have to be at the place where you're most comfortable, and I'm most comfortable here in western New York."
