| It's official: Bills hire Marrone as new coach |
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| Written by Admin |
| Monday, 07 January 2013 06:52 |
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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) - It's official: Doug Marrone is the Buffalo Bills' new coach. The franchise released the announcement via text message on Monday. A news conference at the team's facility will follow. Hired after going 25-25 in four seasons at Syracuse, Marrone agreed to the contract on Sunday. The 48-year-old from the Bronx takes over a week after Chan Gailey was fired following three consecutive losing seasons. Marrone becomes the Bills' fifth coach in 12 years, and inherits a franchise that newly promoted team president Russ Brandon described as having a ``tarnished'' reputation. Buffalo's 13-season playoff drought is the NFL's longest active streak, and the team has not had a winning record since 2004, when it finished 9-7. Marrone is described as a no-nonsense disciplinarian. He has seven seasons of NFL coaching experience as an assistant. --- Online: http://pro32.ap.org/poll and http://twitter.com/AP-NFL |
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