AP Sources: Lynn front-runner to become Bills head coach
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Bills interim coach Anthony Lynn is the clear favorite to take over the job permanently, two people with direct knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Sunday.
A third person with direct knowledge of the discussions told The AP that former Jacksonville Jaguars coach Gus Bradley is a candidate to become the Bills defensive coordinator under Lynn.
A former NFL running back, Lynn is overseeing a LeSean McCoy-led offense that is in a position to lead the NFL in yards rushing for a second consecutive season.
Lynn split a six-year NFL career between Denver and San Francisco in the 1990s, and then broke into the coaching ranks in 2000 as a Broncos offensive and special teams assistant.
Lynn then served as running backs coach in Jacksonville, Dallas and Cleveland before being hired to Ryan's staff with the New York Jets in 2009.