Bills news: Joe Brady’s coaching staff coming into focus

Meet the assistant coaches who will serve under head coach Joe Brady, who has emphasized hiring teachers of the game.

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Since being hired as the 21st head coach in the history of the Buffalo Bills, Joe Brady has been busy building his coaching staff that will be tasked with finally leading the Bills to their first Super Bowl title.

Today’s edition of Buffalo Rumblinks leads off by exploring how Brady’s staff features a blend of both returning assistant coaches on the offensive side of the ball and newcomers on the defensive side of the ball as Brady emphasizes having teachers of the game on his staff.

Assessing Joe Brady’s coaching staff

Joe Brady’s first

major move as head coach was to bring in Pete Carmichael Jr. to serve as offensive coordinator, and he followed that up by bringing back former Bills safety Jim Leonhard to handle the defensive coordinator duties.

On offense, Brady’s Bills are returning Kelly Skipper (running backs coach), Rob Boras (tight ends coach), Austin Gund (assistant offensive line coach), Marc Lubick (passing game specialist), Kyle Schurmer (offensive quality control coach), and D.J. Mangas (offensive quality control coach/assistant wide receivers coach) to pair with Carmichael, Drew Terrell (wide receivers coach) and Pat Meyer (offensive line coach).

On defense, Brady has so far brought in all new faces, including Leonhard, Terrance Jamison (defensive line coach), Bobby April III (outside linebackers coach), John Eguwogru (inside linebackers coach), and Jay Valai (cornerbacks coach), with a few positions still unfilled.

On special teams, Brady brought in new coordinator Jeff Rodgers to pair with returning assistant coordinator Turner West.

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