2026 Buffalo Bills season: Difference between revisions

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| [[Jahmile Addae]]

| Accepted job with [[Miami Dolphins]]

| [[Jay Valai]]

| TBD

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| <ref>{{cite web |last1=Oliva |first1=Mike |title=Dolphins hire Bills CB coach Jahmile Addae for same role |url=https://dolphinstalk.com/2026/01/dolphins-hire-bills-cb-coach-jahmile-addae-for-same-role/ |website=dolphinstalk.com |access-date=January 29, 2026 |date=January 29, 2026}}</ref>

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| December 19{{efn|Taylor accepted the position in December, he left the Bills at the end of the season.}}

| <ref>{{Cite web|title=Christian Taylor named Wyoming football’s offensive coordinator|url=https://www.wyomingnews.com/wyosports/university_of_wyoming/christian-taylor-named-wyoming-footballs-offensive-coordinator/article_29dd656e-0f8d-4176-88e6-aebac3ea1cd4.html|access-date=January 21, 2026|website=wyomingnews.com|language=en}}</ref>

| Inside linebackers coach

|colspan=”2″|”position created”

| [[John Egorugwu]]

| February 2

| <ref>{{cite web |last1=Benton |first1=Dan |title=Buffalo Bills hiring New York Giants inside LB coach John Egorugwu |url=https://giantswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/giants/2026/02/02/buffalo-bills-hiring-new-york-giants-inside-lb-coach-john-egorugwu/88472290007/ |website=giantswire.com |publisher=Giants Wire |access-date=February 2, 2026}}</ref>

| [[Offensive coordinator]]

67th season in franchise history; 57th season in the NFL

The 2026 season will be the Buffalo Bills‘ 57th in the National Football League (NFL), their 67th overall, their 12th full season under the ownership of Terry and Kim Pegula, their tenth under GM Brandon Beane and their first under head coach Joe Brady. This will be their first season since 2017 without longtime head coach Sean McDermott, as he was fired on January 19, 2026, following their defeat in the Divisional round of the 2025 season on January 17th.^[1]^[2] The Bills will seek to improve upon their 12–5 record from the previous season, reclaim the AFC East title, and achieve their eighth straight winning season.

It is expected to be the Bills’ first season playing their home games at Highmark Stadium, replacing the old previous stadium, also named Highmark Stadium, which will be demolished following the season.^[3]

Following their defeat in the Divisional Round of the 2025 NFL Playoffs, the Bills fired head coach Sean McDermott.^[4]^[5]

On January 27, 2026, the Bills promoted offensive coordinator Joe Brady to be the team’s replacement for Sean McDermott. He signed a 5-year deal to become the team’s head coach. Brady previously spent the past two full seasons as the Bills’ offensive coordinator under McDermott. He took the OC position on an interim basis in November 2023, after being hired as the team’s quarterbacks coach in 2022.^[6]^[7]

2026 Buffalo Bills Draft
Round	Selection	Player	Position	College
1	26
2	TBD
3	TBD
4	TBD
5	TBD
6	TBD
7	TBD

Notes

Exact numbers of the selections from rounds 4–7 will be determined when compensatory selections are awarded at the NFL‘s annual spring owners’ meetings.



	Front office Owner/CEO/president – Terry Pegula Owner – Kim Pegula President of football operations/general manager – Brandon Beane Assistant general manager – Brian Gaine Assistant general manager – Terrance Gray Senior advisor to the GM/football operations – Jim Overdorf Senior personnel advisor – Malik Boyd Co-director of pro scouting – Chris Marrow Co-director of pro scouting – Curtis Rukavina Assistant director of pro scouting – Asil Mulbah Vice president of football administration – Kevin Meganck Director of football operations – Brendan Rowe Director of college scouting – Matt Bazirgan Vice president of football research – Dennis Lock Head coach Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Pete Carmichael Quarterbacks – Vacant Running backs – Vacant Wide receivers – Vacant Tight ends – Vacant Offensive line – Pat Meyer Assistant offensive line – Vacant			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Jim Leonhard Defensive line – Vacant Linebackers – Vacant Outside linebackers – Bobby April III Cornerbacks – Vacant Safeties – Vacant Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Jeff Rodgers Assistant special teams – Vacant Strength and conditioning Head strength and conditioning – Will Greenberg Senior strength and conditioning assistant – Barry Rubin Assistant strength & conditioning – Hal Luther Assistant strength & conditioning – Nick Lacy Assistant strength & conditioning – Jason Oszvart → Coaching staff → Front office → More NFL staffs

The Bills’ preseason opponents and schedule will be announced in the spring.

Listed below are the Bills’ opponents for 2026. Exact dates and times will be announced in the spring.^[21]

^ Taylor accepted the position in December, he left the Bills at the end of the season.
^ position will be replaced or abolished

^ “Source – Bills fire coach Sean McDermott”. ESPN.com. 2026-01-19. Retrieved 2026-01-19.
^ “Buffalo Bills announce Sean McDermott has been relieved of his duties as head coach”. www.buffalobills.com. Retrieved January 19, 2026.
^ Licciardi, Anthony (February 24, 2024). “Bills Reveal Key Details for New Highmark Stadium: ‘Loud And Intimidating’“. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
^ “Source – Bills fire coach Sean McDermott”. ESPN.com. 2026-01-19. Retrieved 2026-01-19.
^ “Buffalo Bills announce Sean McDermott has been relieved of his duties as head coach”. www.buffalobills.com. Retrieved January 19, 2026.
^ Lasting, Dante (February 4, 2022). “Bills hire Joe Brady as quarterbacks coach”. Buffalo Bills. Retrieved February 2, 2026.
^ Skurski, Jay (November 14, 2023). “Bills fire offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey in major shakeup”. The Buffalo News. Archived from the original on November 17, 2023. Retrieved February 2, 2026.
^ “Buffalo Bills announce Sean McDermott has been relieved of his duties as head coach”. www.buffalobills.com. Retrieved January 19, 2026.
^ Oliva, Mike (January 29, 2026). “Dolphins hire Bills CB coach Jahmile Addae for same role”. dolphinstalk.com. Retrieved January 29, 2026.
^ Kruse, Zach. “Packers hiring former Bills DC Bobby Babich as pass game coordinator”. packerswire.usatoday.com.
^ Stroud, Rick (January 29, 2026). “Bucs fill 4 openings on their coaching staff, 3 under OC Zac Robinson”. Tampabay.com. Times Publishing Company. Retrieved January 29, 2026.
^ “Christian Taylor named Wyoming football’s offensive coordinator”. wyomingnews.com. Retrieved January 21, 2026.
^ Benton, Dan. “Buffalo Bills hiring New York Giants inside LB coach John Egorugwu”. giantswire.com. Giants Wire. Retrieved February 2, 2026.
^ Getzenberg, Alaina (January 27, 2026). “Bills promote OC Joe Brady to head coach on 5-year deal”. ESPN.com. ESPN. Retrieved January 27, 2026.
^ Callaghan-Croley, Dylan (February 1, 2026). “Minnesota Rush Ends coach Bobby April hired by Buffalo Bills”. on3.com. Gophers Nation. Retrieved February 1, 2026.
^ Reed, Josh (January 18, 2026). “Respected Bills offensive line coach Aaron Kromer is retiring”. WIVB.com. Nexstar Media Group. Retrieved January 26, 2026.
^ Bretl, Paul (January 31, 2026). “Former Jaguars’ coordinator reportedly lands on Vikings coaching staff”. Jagswire.com. USA Today. Retrieved February 1, 2026.
^ Thames, Alanis (January 23, 2026). “Dolphins hire Atlanta’s Kyle Smith as assistant GM and Buffalo’s Chris Tabor to lead special teams”. AP.com. Associated Press. Retrieved January 24, 2026.
^ Popejoy, Curt (January 28, 2026). “Steelers hire Bills WRs coach Adam Henry”. steelerswire.usatoday.com. USA Today. Retrieved January 28, 2026.
^ “Bills’ Maddux Trujillo: Lands with Buffalo”. CBSSports.com. CBS Sports. January 6, 2026. Retrieved January 24, 2026.
^ “2026 NFL season: Team-by-team opponents for every game”. NFL.com. Retrieved 5 January 2026.

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