{"id":751378,"date":"2026-02-14T10:27:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T10:27:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/751378\/"},"modified":"2026-02-14T10:27:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T10:27:17","slug":"bills-hire-ex-head-coach-john-fox-as-a-senior-assistant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/751378\/","title":{"rendered":"Bills hire ex-head coach John Fox as a senior assistant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Updated Feb. 13, 2026, 1:01 p.m. MT<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">John Fox is back in the NFL.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/billswire.usatoday.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Buffalo Bills<\/a> announced Friday that Fox has joined Joe Brady&#8217;s coaching staff as a senior assistant coach. Fox, 71, last worked in the NFL as a senior defensive assistant with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lionswire.usatoday.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Detroit Lions<\/a> in 2023. He had that same title with the <a href=\"https:\/\/coltswire.usatoday.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Indianapolis Colts<\/a> in 2022 following a four-year break from coaching.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Fox served as the <a href=\"https:\/\/pantherswire.usatoday.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Carolina Panthers<\/a>&#8216; head coach from 2002-2010, going 73-71. After that, he served as the <a href=\"\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Denver Broncos<\/a>&#8216; head coach from 2011-2014. Denver went 46-18, won the AFC West in all four seasons and reached a Super Bowl under Fox, but he was fired after getting knocked out of the playoffs by the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/indianapolis-colts\/338\" data-autotag=\"d3fda36a-3eb5-4700-8763-caba831c06ae\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Colts<\/a> in the divisional round of the 2014 playoffs. Denver then hired Gary Kubiak and won a Super Bowl in 2015.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">After his time with the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/denver-broncos\/332\" data-autotag=\"80ecb2c2-c4e3-4c9a-8c53-01c0a2da3542\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Broncos<\/a>, Fox went 14-34 in three seasons as head coach of the <a href=\"https:\/\/bearswire.usatoday.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Chicago Bears<\/a>. He stepped away from coaching following the 2017 season, returning four years later with Indy. Following another break, Fox is now back in the league, this time in Buffalo.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Social: Follow\u00a0<a href=\"\/\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Broncos Wire<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BroncosWire\/\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/thebroncoswire\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow\">Twitter\/X<\/a>!\u00a0Did you know:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/broncoswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/broncos\/2019\/08\/03\/denver-broncos-famous-fans-celebrities-include-paul-george-amy-adams\/79446413007\/\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">These 25 celebrities are Broncos fans<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Need a news break? <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":body nav (play)|e|auto spike click:5|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_sp_a\" href=\"https:\/\/play.usatoday.com\/?itm_source=SPIKE&amp;itm_campaign=PLAYSPIKE&amp;itm_medium=ONSITE\">Check out the all new PLAY hub with puzzles, games and more!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Updated Feb. 13, 2026, 1:01 p.m. MT John Fox is back in the NFL. 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