A photo of Perry Fewell.
Perry Fewell (born September 7, 1962 in Gastonia, North Carolina) is an American football coach who currently serves as senior vice president of officiating administration for the National Football League's officiating department. Previously, he served as the defensive backs coach or defensive coordinator for eight NFL teams between 1998 and 2019. He also served as the interim head coach for the Buffalo Bills in 2009 and for the Carolina Panthers in 2019. Fewell won Super Bowl XLVI as the defensive coordinator of the New York Giants, a position he held for five seasons.
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 playing 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.
Coaching career[]
College[]
Fewell was a college coach for 13 years (1985-1997), working as an assistant at North Carolina, Army, Kent State, and Vanderbilt.[1]
Chicago Bears[]
Fewell was a Defensive Backs coach with Chicago from 2004-2005 under Head Coach Lovie Smith.[2]
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.
Washington Redskins[]
Fewell served as defensive backs coach for the Washington Redskins for two seasons.
Return to the Jacksonville Jaguars[]
After Tom Coughlin returned to the Jacksonville Jaguars as the Executive Vice President of Football Operations, Fewell was brought in to act as the defensive backs coach on Doug Marrone's staff.[3]
Carolina Panthers[]
Fewell was named secondary coach of the Carolina Panthers on January 15, 2019. [4] He was named interim head coach on December 3, 2019, following the dismissal of Ron Rivera.[5]
References[]
- ↑ Fewell joins Giants staff (January 14, 2010).
- ↑ Buffalo Bills: Perry Fewell.
- ↑ Day, Ryan (January 14, 2017). Jaguars name Perry Fewell new secondary coach.
- ↑ Perry Fewell named secondary coach.
- ↑ Interim head coach Perry Fewell takes the reins from Ron Rivera (in en-US).
External links[]
- Perry Fewell article at Wikipedia
