The coaching turnover continues for the Buffalo Bills, with news that Adam Henry is headed due south to coach wide receivers for the Pittsburgh Steelers, per a report by Cameron Wolfe. Henry had joined the Bills in that same capacity ahead of the 2023 NFL season following Chad Hall’s departure.
Henry, who earned his Doctorate in Educational Leadership with a concentration in higher education from Fayetteville State University, was one of One Bills Drive’s most respected coaches, and someone in whom
players referred to as the “human encyclopedia” for his constant pursuit of knowledge and all he brought to the team as a leading voice and mentor.
Henry’s coaching career began in 1997 at the collegiate level, where he was wide receivers coach for McNeese State until 2005. A year later, Henry was promoted to offensive coordinator/assistant head coach with McNeese for the 2006 season.
Henry’s college coaching resume saw him land his first NFL gig with the Oakland Raiders. Between 2007 and 2011, Henry transitioned from his role of offensive quality control coach (2007-2008) to a promotion as tight ends coach (2009-2011) with the Raiders.
Henry returned to the college ranks in 2012 with LSU, where he was named the passing game coordinator/wide receivers coach through the 2014 college season. At that point, Henry then returned to the NFL as a wide receivers coach for the San Francisco 49ers during the 2015 season. Henry then moved on to coach wide receivers with the New York Giants for the 2016-2017 seasons, before holding same title with the Cleveland Browns (2018-2019), and Dallas Cowboys (2020-2021).
In 2022, Henry again jumped back into college coaching, landing with Indiana as the football team’s co-offensive coordinator/wide receivers coach for one season before joining the Bills in 2023.
As a wide receiver, Henry claimed All-Southland Conference honors as a senior with McNeese State, and finished his career with 93 receptions for 1,690 yards and 16 touchdowns. In 2017, a result of his productive college career, Henry was inducted into the McNeese Sports Hall of Fame. Henry signed a free-agent contract with the New Orleans Saints in 1994, and spent training camp and the preseason with the team from 1995-1996.
