Perry Fewell
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Perry Fewell
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| Date of birth | September 7, 1962 |
| Place of birth | Cramerton, North Carolina |
| Career information | |
| Position(s) | Defensive Coordinator |
| College | Lenoir-Rhyne |
| Regular season | 3-4-0 |
| Team(s) as a coach/administrator | |
| 1985-1986 1987 1988-1991 1992-1994 1995-1997 1998-2002 2003-2004 2005 2006-2009 2009 2010-Present |
North Carolina Tar Heels (special assistant) Army Black Knights (assistant coach) Kent State Golden Flashes (defensive assistant) Army Black Knights (defensive assistant) Vanderbilt Commodores (assistant head coach) (defensive backs coach) Jacksonville Jaguars (defensive backs coach) St. Louis Rams (defensive backs coach) Chicago Bears (defensive backs coach) Buffalo Bills (defensive coordinator) Buffalo Bills (interim head coach) New York Giants (defensive coordinator) |
Perry Fewell (born September 7, 1962) is an American football coach who currently serves as the Defensive Coordinator of the New York Giants. Before that he served as the interim head coach and defensive coordinator of the National Football League's Buffalo Bills. He was named interim head coach after serving as the team's defensive coordinator from 2006 to 2009 under head coach Dick Jauron. Perry Fewell was fired as head coach of the Buffalo Bills on January 4, 2010.[1]
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Early years
Fewell attended South Point High School in Belmont, North Carolina. In 1979, he helped lead the school to a 3-A state football championship.
College career
Fewell attended Lenoir-Rhyne College and was a football standout. In football, he was a four-year letterman and as a senior, he was named the team's Most Improved Player.
NFL
Chicago Bears
Fewell was a Defensive Backs coach with Chicago from 2004-2005 under Head Coach Lovie Smith
Buffalo Bills
Fewell was hired as defensive coordinator of the Buffalo Bills in 2006 and served in the position through Week 10 of the 2009 season. After a disappointing start, the Bills fired head coach Dick Jauron and Fewell was appointed interim head coach, leading Buffalo to a 3-4 finish. Following the season finale, the Bills fired their entire coaching staff, including Fewell.
In what was statistically their best season under Fewell, the 2008 Bills defense ranked 2nd in the AFC in negative yardage plays, recorded 7 games of holding opposing offenses to less than 100 yards rushing, finished 4th in the NFL in red zone defense (41.8%), and allowed just 14 passing TDs all year.[2]
New York Giants
On January 14, 2010, Fewell was hired as defensive coordinator of the New York Giants.[3] Fewell will serve under head coach Tom Coughlin, under whom Fewell previously worked during his time with the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Head coaching record
| Team | Year | Regular Season | Post Season | |||||||
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| Won | Lost | Ties | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Win % | Result | ||
| Buffalo Bills | 2009 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 4th in AFC East | - | - | (Interm Head-Coach) | |
References
- ^ "Report: Bills fire coaching staff". ESPN. January 4, 2010. http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4794978. Retrieved January 4, 2010.
- ^ http://www.buffalobills.com/team/coaches/perry-fewell/a53e90bd-a60d-45ec-be9e-29a6e5ca2fe1
- ^ http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4825410
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| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by Jerry Gray |
Buffalo Bills Defensive Coordinator 2006–2009 |
Succeeded by George Edwards |
| Preceded by Bill Sheridan |
New York Giants Defensive Coordinator 2010–present |
Succeeded by Current Coach |
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