NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reports the Bills are hiring former Stanford DC Bobby April III as their OLB coach under new DC Jim Leonhard. Rapoport mentions
The Buffalo Bills publicly announced their new defensive coordinator this past weekend, and Jim Leonhard has hit the ground running. Wasting no time, Leonhard, presumably in conjunction with head coach Joe Brady, is already building the Bills' defensive staff.
The Wisconsin Badgers are becoming a direct pipeline to the Buffalo Bills coaching staff now that Jim Leonhard is taking over as defensive coordinator.
The Wisconsin Badgers could have two of their former defensive backs coaching for the Buffalo Bills this season. The team hired Jim Leonhard to be their new defensive coordinator last week, and now he's eyeing another former Badgers play-maker to join his staff.
Joe Brady made clear what he was seeking in the Buffalo Bills’ new defensive coordinator, who would serve as running mate under the first-year head coach.
On Friday, the Buffalo Bills announced two additions to Joe Brady's coaching staff. First, it was Pete Carmichael, who will take over as the offensive coordinator.
After the heartbreak of the playoff loss to the Denver Broncos and the subsequent dismissal of Sean McDermott, the vibe in Orchard Park has been tense.
The Denver Broncos entered the 2025 season with momentum, finishing the regular year with a 14-3 record and earning the No. 1 seed in the AFC. Denver’s defense was one of the league’s best, helping the Broncos secure home-field advantage and a first-round bye.
Jim Leonhard has been a coveted assistant since getting into coaching after retiring from the NFL after the 2014 season. Now, he’s receiving his biggest job yet.
After starting his NFL playing career in Buffalo in 2005, Jim Leonhard is headed back to western New York. The Bills are expected to hire the 43-year-old as their defensive coordinator, per NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.
Ian Rapoport reports that the Bills have agreed to terms to hire Broncos defensive passing game coordinator Jim Leonhard as their new DC. He had interviewed with the Chargers and Ravens and was expected to interview with the Bills, and his interview with the Bills must have gone well enough for him to be hired immediately.
Former Wisconsin Badgers player and coach Jim Leonhard has been a popular candidate for vacant NFL defensive coordinator jobs this hiring cycle. He has been connected in various ways to seemingly every opening as one of the top young coaching talents available, but so far no one has locked him down.
NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reports the Ravens are believed to be interviewing Broncos defensive pass game coordinator/assistant HC Jim Leonhard for their DC opening on Friday.
The NFL is very interested in Denver Broncos defensive pass game coordinator Jim Leonhard. After interviewing for the Los Angeles Chargers' defensive coordinator vacancy, Leonhard is expected to interview for the same job with the Buffalo Bills .
Jim Leonhard remains a popular defensive coordinator candidate in the 2026 cycle. The Ravens are the latest team to seek an interview in his case. Baltimore has requested a defensive coordinator interview with Leonhard, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports.
ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports the Ravens have requested an interview with Broncos defensive pass game coordinator/assistant HC Jim Leonhard for their DC opening.
The Green Bay Packers have settled on Jonathan Gannon as their next defensive coordinator. Jeff Hafley, of course, vacated the position in order to become the next head coach of the Miami Dolphins.
The Baltimore Ravens have requested an interview with Jim Leonhard for their defensive coordinator position. Leonhard is the Denver Broncos’ defensive passing game coordinator and assistant head coach.
After landing their man as head coach in Jesse Minter, the Baltimore Ravens now shift their focus to hiring the rest of the coaching staff. It's assumed that Minter will call the plays on defense, based on his experience as the Los Angeles Chargers' defensive coordinator over the last few years.
The Los Angeles Chargers announced they completed an interview with Broncos defensive passing game coordinator and assistant HC Jim Leonhard for their vacant defensive coordinator position.
Last weekend, the Green Bay Packers made the decision to hire Jonathan Gannon as their new defensive coordinator. This move, of course, came on the heels of Jeff Hafley taking the head coaching job with the Miami Dolphins.
As they continue searching for a successor to former defensive coordinator Jesse Minter, the Chargers have requested an interview with Broncos assistant head coach/pass game coordinator Jim Leonhard, per Ian Rapoport of NFL Network.
Although the Bills fired head coach Sean McDermott after another disappointing postseason defeat, they didn’t venture outside the building for his replacement.