Bobby April, essentially fired by the Rams last week when St. Louis elected not to renew his contract after three years, has agreed to become Buffalo's special-teams coach, ESPN.com has learned.
April spoke Tuesday with new Bills coach Mike Mularkey for several hours, accepted the job, then departed Wednesday to join the rest of the staff in Mobile, Ala., site of the annual Senior Bowl all-star game.
April, 50, is a 12-year league veteran. He worked previously in Atlanta (1991-93), Pittsburgh (1994-95) and New Orleans (1996-99), took a voluntary one-year hiatus in 2000 to spend more time with his family, then returned to the league with the Rams in 2001.
He replaces Danny Smith, who was not retained by the Bills. Smith was named the special teams coach in Washington.
April spoke Tuesday with new Bills coach Mike Mularkey for several hours, accepted the job, then departed Wednesday to join the rest of the staff in Mobile, Ala., site of the annual Senior Bowl all-star game.
April, 50, is a 12-year league veteran. He worked previously in Atlanta (1991-93), Pittsburgh (1994-95) and New Orleans (1996-99), took a voluntary one-year hiatus in 2000 to spend more time with his family, then returned to the league with the Rams in 2001.
He replaces Danny Smith, who was not retained by the Bills. Smith was named the special teams coach in Washington.
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