The Bills are expected to rent Cardinals special teams coordinator Jeff Rodgers for a similar job on Joe Brady’s latest staff in Buffalo, per The Athletic’s Dianna Russini.
Rodgers, 48, has spent the last eight seasons in Arizona with the added title of assistant head coach for the last seven. He previously served because the special teams coordinator for the Panthers (2010), Broncos (2011-2014), and Bears, (2015-2017). Before that, he worked as a special teams assistant for the 49ers (2003-2007) before his first coordinator gig with at Kansas State.
Rodgers will probably be replacing Chris Tabor, who was hired by the Bills last offseason after previously working for the Panthers. He overlapped with latest head coach Joe Brady in Carolina, however the two won’t proceed working together in Buffalo. Tabor accepted a suggestion to be the Dolphins’ latest special teams coordinator before Brady was officially name the Bills’ head coach.
Buffalo’s special teams unit received an 88.0 overall grade from Pro Football Focus (subscription required) in 2025. Running back Ray Davis received a first-team All-Pro nod as a returner after averaging 30.4 yards on his kick returns, probably the most within the league. Tabor helped keep the kicking and punting units afloat amid injuries to Matt Prater and Cameron Johnston.