‘Tabor was an NFL assistant from 2008-23 and sat out the 2024 season. He was the Chicago Bears’ assistant special teams coach from 2008-10 and held the special teams coordinator title with the Cleveland Browns (2011-17), Bears (2018-21) and Carolina Panthers (2022-23).’
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Report: Bills name new special teams coordinator. What to know about the hire
‘Tabor has a wealth of experience in this role and that is exactly what the Bills need. When he was with the Browns, he had a player win at least one AFC special teams player of the week award in six consecutive seasons and in 2012, when kicker Phil Dawson and return man Joshua Cribbs were selected to the Pro Bowl, it was just the second time in history that two players from the same team in one season.’
Buffalo Bills hire big name to fill special teams coordinator job
‘ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported on Tuesday that the team was hiring Chris Tabor as special teams coordinator. Tabor was not in the league last season, but most recently served as the Carolina Panthers’ interim head coach in 2023. He was with the Panthers from 2022 to 2023 as their special teams coordinator.’
Bills' Josh Allen reportedly wants to play with soon-to-be Chiefs free agent WR
‘“The Chiefs very much want to keep receiver Hollywood Brown, who should have a good market due to teams’ desire for speed options on the outside,” Fowler wrote. “Mahomes advocated for signing Brown last year and will likely do so again. Will another star quarterback — like Josh Allen — be next? People with the Chiefs I spoke to this week believe that Allen has long wanted to play with Brown.”’
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‘There’s a price to be paid for being good in the NFL.’
Bills hire ex-Panthers interim head coach Chris Tabor to lead special teams
‘Two days after the Bills fired longtime assistant Matthew Smiley, the team has hired Chris Tabor to replace him. Tabor has 15 years of NFL experience coaching special teams, including 12 as the coordinator.’
Josh Allen's Touching Shoutout During MVP Speech Brought Bills Employee to Tears
‘”When I was watching the awards, when he went on stage, I was happy that he had won it and it went from joyful to crying because when he mentioned my name, I just broke down,” Morrow said. “I broke down because I’m just an average person, but when he mentioned my name, I was like ‘Oh my god he just mentioned my name on national television, so I was just crying.”‘
'Slick Rick in the mail room' gives emotional message after Josh Allen's emotional NFL MVP speech
‘”I was just watching,” Morrow said. “Like I said, when I left work Thursday, I said if Josh doesn’t get MVP, I’m gonna cry because he deserves it. He’s that important to our team. So basically, when I was watching the awards, when he went on stage, I was happy that he had won. And it went from joyful to crying because he mentioned my name.”‘
Bills add former NFL head coach to coaching staff
‘The Bills are hiring Chris Tabor to replace Smiley. Tabor has been a special teams coach in the NFL for three different teams. his first special teams coordinator job was with the Cleveland Browns from 2011-17. He then went to the Chicago Bears, where he held the same position from 2018-21 before landing with the Carolina Panthers in 2022. On top of being the Panthers’ special teams coordinator from 2022-23, Tabor also served as the team’s interim head coach in 2023 after the Panthers fired Frank Reich.’
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‘Morrow adores his job and considers it a dream come true that he gets to work in the mailroom for the Bills. He is a lifelong Bills fan, and had no idea that Allen was going to mention him during his speech.’
Report: Bills to hire Chris Tabor as special teams coordinator
‘Tabor has an extensive history in the NFL as a special teams coordinator, having been in that position continuously from 2011-to-2023 with the Cleveland Browns, Chicago Bears and then finally with the Carolina Panthers.’
Opinion: 2025 State of the Bills: Wide receivers
‘No position may have been more scrutinized or questioned heading into the 2024 season than wide receiver. Only one player returned from the previous year who had ever caught a pass from Josh Allen: Khalil Shakir.’
Report: Buffalo Bills hiring Chris Tabor as special teams coordinator
‘A good special teams unit to me starts with not having to talk about them. The old case of “no news is good news” should be how a special teams unit operates unless they’re doing something good. But in the case of the 24-25′ Bills, that was far from the reality, and every week, it felt like we were talking about this aspect of the game hurting the Bills in one way or another.’
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‘”So basically, when I was watching the awards, when he went on stage, I was happy that he had won it and it went from joyful to crying because when he mentioned my name, I just broke down,” Morrow said. “I broke down because I’m just an average person, but when he mentioned my name, I was like ‘Oh my god he just mentioned my name on national television, so I was just crying.”‘
Bills hiring Chris Tabor to coordinate special teams, per report
‘The 53-year-old Tabor was special teams coordinator in Cleveland from 2011-17, Chicago from 2018-21, and Carolina from 2022-23. He was out of the NFL last season after taking over as the Panthers’ interim coach for the final seven games of the 2023 season following the firing of former Bills quarterback Frank Reich. Tabor also was interim head coach of the Bears for one game during the 2021 season.’