The Buffalo Bills confirmed via Twitter that they interviewed University of Oregon head coach Chip Kelly, former Chicago Bears head coach Lovie Smith and Syracuse University head coach Doug Marrone on Friday. The Bills met with Kelly in Arizona on Friday after Kelly also met with the Cleveland Browns. He is close to a deal with Cleveland, according to multiple reports. Smith was fired by the Bears the day after Chicago missed the playoffs. Marrone has been the head coach at Syracuse since 2009, and has NFL experience as an offensive coordinator with the New Orleans Saints.
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