The Packers are hiring Bobby Babich as their defensive pass game coordinator/secondary, Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports.
Babich joins Jonathan Gannon’s staff after two seasons as the Bills’ defensive coordinator.
He joined the Bills’ staff in 2017 as the assistant defensive backs coach and worked his way up the ladder.
Babich began his NFL coaching career with the Panthers (2011-12) and spent three seasons with the Browns.
The Bills ranked seventh in yards allowed and 12th in points allowed in 2025 under Babich.
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Jim Leonhard was already a popular defensive coordinator candidate and now another team would like to speak with him.
Per Ian Rapoport of NFL Media, the Chargers have put in a request to interview Leonard for their defensive coordinator vacancy.
Lenohard, 43, has been with the Broncos since 2024. He was the club’s defensive backs coach and pass game coordinator in his first year before being promoted to assistant head coach/defensive pass game coordinator for 2025.
The Bills have strong interest in bringing in Leonhard as their defensive coordinator under new head coach Joe Brady. The Jets also have interviewed Leonhard for their vacancy.
The Bills promoted Joe Brady to head coach on Tuesday. Brady apparently already knows who he wants as his defensive coordinator.
Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that Broncos defensive pass coordinator Jim Leonhard is expected to be a leading candidate to become the next defensive coordinator for the Bills.
The Bills have to comply with the Rooney Rule before hiring Leonhard.
After eight seasons in the college ranks, Leonhard joined the Broncos in 2024 as defensive backs coach and defensive pass game coordinator. He added the title of assistant head coach in 2025.
Bobby Babich has served as the defensive coordinator for the Bills for the past two seasons. In 2024, the Bills ranked 11th in scoring defense (21.6) and 17th in total defense (341.5). The Bills were seventh (293.1) in total offense and 12th in scoring (21.5) in 2025.
The Bills made the promotion of Joe Brady official, announcing they have agreed to a five-year deal to make their offensive coordinator the new head coach.
Brady has served as Buffalo’s offensive coordinator the past two years. He was the interim offensive coordinator for the final nine games of the 2023 season, including the playoffs.
The Bills originally hired Brady ahead of the 2022 season, and he was their quarterbacks coach for two seasons.
He oversaw an offense that ranked in the top five in several statistical categories in 2025, including rushing yards per game (159.6, first), time of possession (33:08, first), red zone efficiency (66.2 percent, third), points per game (28.3, fourth) and yards per game (376.3, fourth).
Since becoming the Bills’ offensive coordinator, Brady’s unit has averaged 29.6 points per game (second), 367.7 total yards per game (third), 145.4 rushing yards per game (third) and 222.3 passing yards per game (10th).
He replaces Sean McDermott, whom the Bills fired after a 33-30 overtime playoff loss to the Broncos.
There’s a new Brady in the AFC East.
Well, Joe Brady was already there, as offensive coordinator of the Bills since 2022. Now, with Sean McDermott out, Brady is in.
PFT has confirmed that the Bills have given Brady a five-year deal to assume the reins of a team that the organization believes is Super Bowl ready.
Brady, 36, had multiple interviews for 2026 vacancies. He completed two interviews with the Raiders.
But the Bills made the decision to stick with a guy they know. The guy who was part of the failure to break through (as owner Terry Pegula called it) the “proverbial playoff wall” for the past four seasons.
Brady arrived as the quarterbacks coach in 2022. He became the interim offensive coordinator in 2023, after the in-season firing of Ken Dorsey.
Brady previously worked as the Panthers’ offensive coordinator, from 2020 to 2021.
So, basically, the end result of the latest failure to get to the Super Bowl was the firing of the head coach — and the promotion of the G.M. and the offensive coordinator.
Brian Daboll remains in the mix for the head coaching job in Las Vegas.
Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that Daboll completed a second interview for the job on Tuesday. Bills offensive coordinator Joe Brady and Broncos quarterbacks coach/pass game coordinator Davis Webb had second interviews with the team on Monday.
All three coaches have also interviewed for the Bills’ head coaching job. Panthers defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero has also interviewed with the Raiders multiple times.
Daboll was fired by the Giants during the 2025 season after going 20-40-1 as their head coach. He is expected to be a candidate for offensive coordinator positions if he does not land one of the head coaching jobs still available.
Broncos quarterbacks coach/pass game coordinator Davis Webb had his second interview with the Raiders on Monday night.
The Raiders announced the completion of that interview. It was their second of the day as they also had their second meeting with Bills offensive coordinator Joe Brady.
Webb also interviewed with the Bills for the first time on Monday and Brady has also met with his employers about succeeding Sean McDermott. The Cardinals and Browns are the only other teams currently looking for a new head coach.
The Raiders also had a second interview with Panthers defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero and they interviewed former Giants head coach Brian Daboll last weekend. Seahawks offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak had a virtual interview with the team earlier this month and could have a second interview this week, but there’s been no word of one being on the schedule at this point.
Buffalo interviewed Rams passing game coordinator Nate Scheelhaase on Monday night, the team announced.
That brings their total to nine candidates for their head coaching search.
Scheelhaase, 35, joined the Rams’ staff in 2024. Since then, the Rams have ranked third in pass yards per game and fifth in points per game.
He coached at Iowa State from 2018-23, working his way up from running backs coach his first season to offensive coordinator in 2023.
Scheelhaase completed his second interview with the Browns on Monday.
The Bills also have Colts defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo, Bills offensive coordinator Joe Brady, former Giants head coach Brian Daboll, Commanders run game coordinator, Jaguars offensive coordinator Grant Udinski, Dolphins defensive coordinator Anthony Weaver and Broncos quarterbacks coach Davis Webb under consideration for the job.
Rams pass game coordinator Nate Scheelhaase has wrapped up his second interview with the Browns for their head coaching vacancy.
Scheelhaase had his first interview with the team on January 16 and the second meeting had to wait until after the Rams participated in the NFC Championship Game. Sunday’s 31-27 loss to the Seahawks freed Scheelhaase up for an in-person interview, which the Browns announced on Monday evening, and the Browns could also hire him now that the Rams’ season is over.
If that happens, Scheelhaase will pass on the opportunity to interview for the Bills’ head coaching job. Word of their request to interview Scheelhaase came while he was meeting with the Browns on Monday.
The Browns have already seen several candidates pull their names from consideration for the job and they’ll have to continue the search process if they don’t come to an agreement with Scheelhaase.
The Raiders continued their second round of interviews for their head coaching job on Monday.
Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that Bills offensive coordinator Joe Brady has completed his second interview with the team. They are also expected to have a second interview with Broncos quarterbacks coach/pass game coordinator Davis Webb this week.
Brady has interviewed for several head coaching jobs this month, although the ones in Buffalo and Arizona are the only others outside of Las Vegas that remain open at this point.
Brady took over as Buffalo’s offensive coordinator when Ken Dorsey was fired during the 2023 season. He was the quarterbacks coach before that promotion and has also served as the Panthers’ offensive coordinator.
