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Perry Fewell
Personal information
Born:	September 7, 1962 (age 61); Cramerton, North Carolina, U.S.
Career information
High school:	South Point (NC)
College:	Lenoir-Rhyne
Undrafted:	1985
Career history
As a coach:
	North Carolina (1985–1986); Graduate assistant; Army (1987); Defensive backs coach; Kent State (1988–1991); Wide receivers coach; Army (1992–1994); Defensive line coach; Vanderbilt (1995–1997); Defensive backs coach; Jacksonville Jaguars (1998–2002); Defensive backs coach; St. Louis Rams (2003–2004); Defensive backs coach; Chicago Bears (2005); Defensive backs coach; Buffalo Bills (2006–2009); Defensive coordinator; Buffalo Bills (2009); Interim head coach; New York Giants (2010–2014); Defensive coordinator; Washington Redskins (2015–2016); Defensive backs coach; Jacksonville Jaguars (2017–2018); Defensive backs coach; Carolina Panthers (2019); Defensive backs coach; Carolina Panthers (2019); Interim head coach;
As an administrator:
	NFL Officiating (2020–present); Senior Vice President of Officiating Administration;
Career highlights and awards
	Super Bowl champion (XLVI);
Head coaching record
Regular season:	3–8 (.273)
	Coaching stats at PFR

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Perry Fewell (born September 7, 1962) is an American football coach. He currently serves as the senior vice president of officiating administration for the National Football League (NFL)'s officiating department. Previously, he served as the defensive backs coach or defensive coordinator for eight NFL teams between 1998 and 2019. He also served as the interim head coach for the Buffalo Bills in 2009 and for the Carolina Panthers in 2019. Fewell won Super Bowl XLVI as the defensive coordinator of the New York Giants, a position he held for five seasons.

Early years

Fewell attended South Point High School in Belmont, North Carolina.^[1] In 1979, he helped lead the school to a 3-A state football championship.

College

Fewell attended Lenoir-Rhyne College and was a football standout. In football, he was a four-year letterman and as a senior, he was named the team's Most Improved Player.

Coaching career

College

Fewell was a college coach for 13 years (1985-1997), working as an assistant at North Carolina, Army, Kent State, and Vanderbilt.^[2]

Jacksonville Jaguars

Fewell entered the NFL as the defensive backs coach for Tom Coughlin in 1998 and stayed there through 2002. Jacksonville's pass defense ranked third in the NFL in 1999 and two years later the Jaguars gave up only 13 touchdown passes.^[2]

St. Louis Rams

In 2003, Fewell moved to St. Louis, where he was the secondary coach of the Rams.

Chicago Bears

Fewell was a defensive backs coach with Chicago from 2004 to 2005 under head coach Lovie Smith.

Buffalo Bills

Fewell was hired as defensive coordinator of the Buffalo Bills in 2006. In what was statistically their best season under Fewell, the 2008 Bills defense ranked 2nd in the AFC in negative yardage plays, recorded 7 games of holding opposing offenses to less than 100 yards rushing, finished 4th in the NFL in red zone defense (41.8%), and allowed just 14 passing touchdowns all year.^[3]

In Week 10 of the 2009 season, the Bills fired head coach Dick Jauron after a 3–6 start and Fewell was appointed interim head coach. He led Buffalo to a 3–4 finish. Following the season finale, the Bills fired their entire coaching staff, including Fewell.

New York Giants

On January 14, 2010, Fewell was hired as defensive coordinator of the New York Giants.^[2] Fewell served under head coach Tom Coughlin, under whom Fewell previously worked during his time with the Jacksonville Jaguars. On February 5, 2012, the Giants defeated the New England Patriots 21–17 to win Super Bowl XLVI. Under his leadership, the Giants defense was often criticized for being "off and soft", allowing other teams to come back into games they should not have been able to. On January 7, 2015, the Giants and Fewell parted ways after he spent five years in charge of the defense.^[4]

Washington Redskins

Fewell served as defensive backs coach for the Washington Redskins for two seasons.

Return to the Jacksonville Jaguars

After Tom Coughlin returned to the Jacksonville Jaguars as the executive vice president of football operations, Fewell was brought in to act as the defensive backs coach on Doug Marrone's staff.^[5]

Carolina Panthers

Fewell was named the secondary coach of the Carolina Panthers on January 15, 2019.^[6] He was named interim head coach on December 3, 2019, following the dismissal of Ron Rivera.^[7]

NFL Officiating

In 2020, Fewell joined the NFL's officiating department as senior vice president of officiating administration.^[8]

Head coaching record

Team	Year	Regular Season					Post Season
Team	Year	Won	Lost	Ties	Win %	Finish	Won	Lost	Win %	Result
BUF*	2009	3	4	0	.429	4th in AFC East	—	—	—	—
BUF Total		3	4	0	.429		0	0	.000
CAR*	2019	0	4	0	.000	4th in NFC South	—	—	—	—
CAR total		0	4	0	.000		0	0	.000
Total		3	8	0	.273		0	0	.000

* – Interim head coach

References

^ Hicks, Caroline (December 4, 2019). "Former South Point HS football coaches call Panthers interim head coach Perry Fewell 'a character guy'". WBTV. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Fewell joins Giants staff". ESPN.com. January 14, 2010.
^ "Buffalo Bills: Perry Fewell". Archived from the original on November 21, 2009.
^ "Perry Fewell out as Giants' DC". ESPN.com. January 7, 2015.
^ Day, Ryan (January 14, 2017). "Jaguars name Perry Fewell new secondary coach". Big Cat Country.
^ "Perry Fewell named secondary coach". www.panthers.com.
^ "Interim head coach Perry Fewell takes the reins from Ron Rivera". www.panthers.com. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
^ "Perry Fewell, Walt Anderson join NFL Officiating Staff". National Football League. May 28, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2020.

[1] Hicks, Caroline (December 4, 2019). "Former South Point HS football coaches call Panthers interim head coach Perry Fewell 'a character guy'". WBTV. Retrieved August 29, 2020.

[espn-2] "Fewell joins Giants staff". ESPN.com. January 14, 2010.

[3] "Buffalo Bills: Perry Fewell". Archived from the original on November 21, 2009.

[4] "Perry Fewell out as Giants' DC". ESPN.com. January 7, 2015.

[5] Day, Ryan (January 14, 2017). "Jaguars name Perry Fewell new secondary coach". Big Cat Country.

[6] "Perry Fewell named secondary coach". www.panthers.com.

[7] "Interim head coach Perry Fewell takes the reins from Ron Rivera". www.panthers.com. Retrieved December 17, 2019.

[8] "Perry Fewell, Walt Anderson join NFL Officiating Staff". National Football League. May 28, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2020.

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-'''Perry Fewell''' (born September 7, 1962 in {{city-state|Gastonia|North Carolina}}) is the current interim [[head coach]] for the [[Buffalo Bills]] of the [[National Football League]].
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+* [[Army Black Knights football|Army]] (1987)<br>Defensive backs coach
+* [[Kent State Golden Flashes football|Kent State]] (1988–1991)<br>Wide receivers coach
+* Army (1992–1994)<br>Defensive line coach
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+* [[St. Louis Rams]] ({{nfly|2003}}–{{nfly|2004}})<br>Defensive backs coach
+* [[Chicago Bears]] ({{nfly|2005}})<br>Defensive backs coach
+* [[Buffalo Bills]] ({{nfly|2006}}–{{nfly|2009}})<br>Defensive coordinator
+* Buffalo Bills (2009)<br>Interim head coach
+* [[New York Giants]] ({{nfly|2010}}–{{nfly|2014}})<br>Defensive coordinator
+* [[Washington Redskins]] ({{nfly|2015}}–{{nfly|2016}})<br>Defensive backs coach
+* Jacksonville Jaguars ({{nfly|2017}}–{{nfly|2018}})<br>Defensive backs coach
+* [[Carolina Panthers]] ({{nfly|2019}})<br>Defensive backs coach
+* Carolina Panthers (2019)<br>Interim head coach
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+* [[National Football League|NFL Officiating]] ({{nfly|2020}}–present)<br>Senior Vice President of Officiating Administration
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+'''Perry Fewell''' (born September 7, 1962) is an [[American football]] coach. He currently serves as the senior vice president of officiating administration for the [[National Football League]] (NFL)'s officiating department. Previously, he served as the defensive backs coach or defensive coordinator for eight NFL teams between 1998 and 2019. He also served as the interim [[head coach]] for the [[Buffalo Bills]] in 2009 and for the [[Carolina Panthers]] in 2019.  Fewell won [[Super Bowl XLVI]] as the defensive coordinator of the [[New York Giants]], a position he held for five seasons.
-==College career==
-Fewell attended [[Lenoir-Rhyne College]] and was a student and a football standout. In football, he was a four-year [[letterman]] and as a senior, he was named the team's Most Improved Player.
+==Early years==
-{{start box}}
+Fewell attended [[South Point High School (North Carolina)|South Point High School]] in [[Belmont, North Carolina]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hicks |first1=Caroline |title=Former South Point HS football coaches call Panthers interim head coach Perry Fewell 'a character guy' |url=https://www.wbtv.com/2019/12/04/former-south-point-high-school-football-coaches-call-perry-fewell-character-guy/ |access-date=August 29, 2020 |work=WBTV |date=December 4, 2019}}</ref> In 1979, he helped lead the school to a 3-A state football championship.
-{{succession box | title=[[Buffalo Bills|Buffalo Bills Defensive Coordinators]] | before=[[Jerry Gray]]| years=2006-current| after=''Current Coordinator''}}
-{{end box}}
+===College===
-{{NFLDefensiveCoordinators}}
+Fewell attended [[Lenoir-Rhyne College]] and was a football standout. In football, he was a four-year [[Letterman (sports)|letterman]] and as a senior, he was named the team's Most Improved Player.
+==Coaching career==
+===College===
+Fewell was a college coach for 13 years (1985-1997), working as an assistant at North Carolina, Army, Kent State, and Vanderbilt.<ref name="espn">{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=4825410|title=Fewell joins Giants staff|date=January 14, 2010|website=ESPN.com}}</ref>
+===Jacksonville Jaguars===
+Fewell entered the NFL as the defensive backs coach for [[Tom Coughlin]] in 1998 and stayed there through 2002.  Jacksonville's pass defense ranked third in the NFL in 1999 and two years later the Jaguars gave up only 13 touchdown passes.<ref name=espn />
+===St. Louis Rams===
+In 2003, Fewell moved to St. Louis, where he was the secondary coach of the Rams.
+===Chicago Bears===
+Fewell was a defensive backs coach with Chicago from 2004 to 2005 under head coach [[Lovie Smith]].
+===Buffalo Bills===
+Fewell was hired as defensive coordinator of the Buffalo Bills in 2006.  In what was statistically their best season under Fewell, the 2008 Bills defense ranked 2nd in the AFC in negative yardage plays, recorded 7 games of holding opposing offenses to less than 100 yards rushing, finished 4th in the NFL in red zone defense (41.8%), and allowed just 14 passing touchdowns all year.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.buffalobills.com/team/coaches/perry-fewell/a53e90bd-a60d-45ec-be9e-29a6e5ca2fe1 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091121190730/http://www.buffalobills.com/team/coaches/perry-fewell/a53e90bd-a60d-45ec-be9e-29a6e5ca2fe1 |archive-date=November 21, 2009 |title=Buffalo Bills: Perry Fewell}}</ref>
+In Week 10 of the [[2009 Buffalo Bills season|2009 season]], the Bills fired head coach [[Dick Jauron]] after a 3–6 start and Fewell was appointed interim head coach. He led Buffalo to a 3–4 finish. Following the season finale, the Bills fired their entire coaching staff, including Fewell.
+===New York Giants===
+On January 14, 2010, Fewell was hired as defensive coordinator of the New York Giants.<ref name="espn"/>  Fewell served under head coach [[Tom Coughlin]], under whom Fewell previously worked during his time with the [[Jacksonville Jaguars]].  On February 5, 2012, the Giants defeated the [[New England Patriots]] 21–17 to win [[Super Bowl XLVI]]. Under his leadership, the Giants defense was often criticized for being "off and soft", allowing other teams to come back into games they should not have been able to. On January 7, 2015, the Giants and Fewell parted ways after he spent five years in charge of the defense.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/12131798/perry-fewell-new-york-giants-defensive-coordinator|title=Perry Fewell out as Giants' DC|date=January 7, 2015|website=ESPN.com}}</ref>
+===Washington Redskins===
+Fewell served as defensive backs coach for the Washington Redskins for two seasons.
+===Return to the Jacksonville Jaguars ===
+After [[Tom Coughlin]] returned to the [[Jacksonville Jaguars]] as the executive vice president of football operations, Fewell was brought in to act as the defensive backs coach on [[Doug Marrone]]'s staff.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bigcatcountry.com/2017/1/14/14275296/jacksonville-jaguars-hire-perry-fewell-secondary-coach|title=Jaguars name Perry Fewell new secondary coach|first=Ryan|last=Day|date=January 14, 2017|website=Big Cat Country}}</ref>
+===Carolina Panthers===
+Fewell was named the secondary coach of the Carolina Panthers on January 15, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.panthers.com/news/perry-fewell-named-secondary-coach?campaign=sf:fanshare:facebook|title=Perry Fewell named secondary coach|website=www.panthers.com}}</ref> He was named interim head coach on December 3, 2019, following the dismissal of [[Ron Rivera]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.panthers.com/news/interim-head-coach-perry-fewell-takes-the-reins-from-ron-rivera|title=Interim head coach Perry Fewell takes the reins from Ron Rivera|website=www.panthers.com|language=en-US|access-date=December 17, 2019}}</ref>
+==NFL Officiating==
+In 2020, Fewell joined the NFL's officiating department as senior vice president of officiating administration.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://operations.nfl.com/updates/the-officials/perry-fewell-walt-anderson-join-nfl-officiating-staff/|title=Perry Fewell, Walt Anderson join NFL Officiating Staff|work=[[National Football League]]|date=May 28, 2020|access-date=May 28, 2020}}</ref>
+==Head coaching record==
+{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"
+|-
+! rowspan="2"|Team !! rowspan="2"|Year !! colspan="5"|Regular Season !! colspan="4"|Post Season
+|-
+!Won !!Lost!!Ties!!Win %!!Finish!!Won!!Lost!!Win %!!Result
+|-
+![[2009 Buffalo Bills season|BUF]]* || [[2009 NFL season|2009]]
+| 3 || 4 || 0 || {{winpct|3|4|0}} ||4th in AFC East|| — || — || — || —
+|-
+! colspan="2"|BUF Total || 3 || 4 || 0 || {{winpct|3|4|0}} |||| 0 || 0 || .000 ||
+|-
+! [[2019 Carolina Panthers season|CAR]]* || [[2019 NFL season|2019]]
+| 0 || 4 || 0 || {{winpct|0|4|0}} || 4th in NFC South || — || — || — || —
+|-
+! colspan="2"|CAR total || 0 || 4 || 0 || {{winpct|0|4|0}} || || 0 || 0 || .000 ||
+|-
+! colspan="2"|Total || 3 || 8 || 0 || {{winpct|3|8|0}} || || 0 || 0 || .000 ||
+|}
+<small>* – Interim head coach</small>
+==References==
+{{reflist}}
+{{Carolina Panthers coach navbox}}
+{{Buffalo Bills coach navbox}}
+{{Super Bowl XLVI}}
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+[[Category:Washington Redskins coaches]]
+[[Category:St. Louis Rams coaches]]
+[[Category:Carolina Panthers coaches]]
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