Mike Pellegrino will be remaining in the AFC East.
The division champion Buffalo Bills are expected to hire the ex-New England Patriots cornerbacks coach, according to a report Sunday from Matt Zenitz of 247Sports.
Pellegrino, 31, began his run in Foxborough as a football operations intern in 2015. The former Johns Hopkins All-American and Major League Lacrosse draft choice earned Super Bowl LI and LIII rings as a coaching assistant through 2018. From there, he would spend six seasons as the team’s cornerbacks coach.
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