Sep 23, 2017; Nashville, TN, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Brian Daboll during the second half against the Vanderbilt Commodores at Vanderbilt Stadium. Photo Credit: Jim Brown-USA TODAY Sports
Daboll, who spent one season with the national champion Crimson Tide, replaces Rick Dennison, whom the Bills fired last week after one season.
“We are excited to hire Brian as our offensive coordinator and welcome him back to Western New York,” Bills coach Sean McDermott said in a statement. “I know how much this area means to him. He is a good coach and a good teacher and has been part of winning programs in the NFL and in college.”
Daboll was a restricted-earnings coach for William & Mary in 1997 when McDermott played there.
Daboll attended St. Francis High School in the Buffalo suburb of Hamburg, N.Y., and played football at the University of Rochester. He owns a home in the Buffalo area.
This will be Daboll’s fourth stint as an offensive coordinator in the NFL. He previously was the offensive coordinator of the Cleveland Browns (2009-10), Miami Dolphins (2011) and Kansas City Chiefs (2012). He had two stints as an assistant coach for the New England Patriots.
Daboll is taking over a Bills offense that finished 29th in average yards per game (302.6) and was tied for 24th in offensive points scored (17.6) this season.
Buffalo finished with a 9-7 record and lost 10-3 in an AFC wild-card game to the Jacksonville Jaguars.
