Marrone says he left Bills with no head-coaching job in mind
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) – Former Buffalo Bills head coach Doug Marrone says he left Buffalo with no assurances of getting another job.
Marrone surprisingly opted out of his contract on New Year’s Eve, walking away with two years remaining on a four-year deal. He quickly emerged as a front-runner to replace Rex Ryan with the New York Jets. He also interviewed with Chicago and Atlanta, but didn’t get any offers.
He eventually landed in Jacksonville as offensive line coach, a move that raised eyebrows around the league.
Speaking publicly for the first time since his decision, Marrone says he left the Bills with no guarantees of landing another head-coaching job. He says, “in this profession, you can’t really have that. You really don’t know. It’s a league where anything can happen.”