Tracking Bills' coaching departures: Five Sean McDermott staffers land jobs elsewhere

The Buffalo Bills are overhauling their coaching staff with former offensive coordinator Joe Brady replacing Sean McDermott at the helm.

Bills offensive coordinator Joe Brady, left, and defensive coordinator Bobby Babich talk before the start of the final Buffalo Bills training camp session. | Shawn Dowd/Rochester Democrat and Chronicle / USA TODAY NETWORK

As is usually the case when the head coach is fired, the Buffalo Bills are facing a significant staff overhaul.

Even with offensive coordinator Joe Brady's promotion to replace fired head coach Sean McDermott, multiple assistants have already secured coaching gigs elsewhere.

While McDermott, himself, is reportedly taking one year off from coaching, a majority of the coaches who served under him likely won't be back.

Including the three coordinators, McDermott employed 21 assistants on his 2025 coaching staff. Thus far, five assistants have joined other NFL teams for the 2026 season.

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Most notably, defense coordinator Bobby Babich has signed on with the Green Bay Packers as the defensive pass game coordinator/ secondary coach. Special teams coordinator Chris Tabor was the first to leave, taking the same position with the Miami Dolphins prior to Buffalo hiring Brady.

Jan 17, 2026; Denver, CO, USA; Buffalo Bills head coach Sean McDermott during the second quarter of an AFC Divisional Round playoff game against the Denver Broncos | Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images

The Bills also lost popular cornerbacks coach Jahmile Addae to the Dolphins. Additionally, wide receivers coach Adam Henry left for the Pittsburgh Steelers and defensive line coach Marcus West has defected to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Currently, Brady is the lone holdover from McDermott's 2025 staff, although that's bound to change in the coming weeks. Brady mentioned his intention to retain multiple assistants, he but did not suggest any names.

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Quarterbacks coach Ronald Curry could be a potential returnee, due to his pre-Buffalo connections to Brady, but he's already had interviews with other NFL teams.

Assistant offensive line coach Austin Gund has also already interviewed elsewhere. It seems unlikely he would return in the same role after being passed over in the process to succeed the retired Kromer. The Bills have tabbed a former Kromer pupil Pat Meyer, who spent the past four seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers, as the new offensive line coach.

Buffalo Bills offensive line coach Aaron Kromer | Shawn Dowd/Rochester Democrat and Chronicle / USA TODAY NETWORK

2025 Bills' staff holdovers

Joe Brady, head coach (offensive coordinator)

Name, new role, (former role)

New Bills head coach Joe Brady answers questions during a press conference at the Bills field house in Orchard Park on Jan. 29, 2026. | Tina MacIntyre-Yee/Democrat and Chronicle / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

2025 Bills' staffers not returning

Chris Tabor, ST coordinator (Dolphins)

Aaron Kromer, OL coach (retired)

Adam Henry, WR coach (Steelers)

Bobby Babich, DEF coordinator (Packers)

Marcus West, DL coach (Buccaneers)

Jahmile Addae, CB coach (Dolphins)

Name, former role, (new team)

Buffalo Bills special teams coordinator Chris Tabor talks to the team during a break in action during first half action of the Bills home game against the New Orleans Saints in Orchard Park on Sept. 28, 2025. | Tina MacIntyre-Yee/Democrat and Chronicle / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

2025 Bills' staffers TBD

Rob Boras, TE coach

Ronald Curry, QB coach

Joe Danna, safeties coach

Austin Gund, assistant OL coach

Al Holcomb, LB coach

Marc Lubick, pass game specialist

DJ Mangas, OFF quality control/assistant WR coach

Ryan Nielsen, senior DEF assistant

Mike Pellegrino, nickel DB coach

Jason Rebrovich, assistant DL coach

Kyle Shurmur, OFF quality control

Kelly Skipper, RB coach

Christian Taylor, DEF assistant

Turner West, assistant ST coach

Bills tight end coach Rob Boras talks with Buffalo Bills fullback Reggie Gilliam on the sidelines during first half action against the Kansas City Chiefs at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park on Nov. 2, 2025. | Tina MacIntyre-Yee/Democrat and Chronicle / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

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