Even though Ron Rivera is no longer with the Carolina Panthers, the Buffalo Bills continue to lean on their connection with the franchise in Charlotte. On Friday, the team announced they had hired Eric Washington as their new defensive line coach to replace Bill Teerlinck.
Teerlinck left the Bills this week to accept a position with Virginia Tech.
Bills’ head coach Sean McDermott know Eric Washington well from their time in Carolina. Both were on the defensive staff together from 2011 to 2016 and Washington was actually named the defensive coordinator to replace Steve Wilks, who replaced McDermott when he left the Panthers to join the Bills.