At least one coach could follow Pettine to Cleveland

BY DAN BEGNOCHE

It didn't take long after announcing the hire of former Buffalo Bills defensive coordinator Mike Pettine before the Cleveland Browns took another shot at poaching one of Doug Marrone's staffers.

According to Adam Schefter, Cleveland put in a request with the team to interview linebackers coach Jim O'Neil, with the intention of having him fill the defensive coordinator role under Pettine.

Before working together in Buffalo, O'Neil and Pettine combined forces for the Jets, where O'Neil was the defensive quality control coach before being promoted to assistant defensive backs coach.

Marrone: Contingencies in place if Pettine leaves

BY DAN BEGNOCHE

Jeff Hafley was added to the Buffalo Bills coaching staff a week ago, previously working under Greg Schiano in Tampa Bay as a defensive backs coach.

He is currently listed as only an assistant on staff, however, which head coach Doug Marrone assured is no accident.

"Anytime you have a chance to get a coach that you admire who is a good, young football coach who is up and coming you go ahead and do that. And that’s what we did," Marrone said, via buffalobills.com. "We brought Jeff on as a defensive assistant until we know the direction that we’re going."