Bobby Babich

Bobby Babich (born July 30, 1983)[1] is an American football coach and former player who is the linebackers coach for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football as a cornerback at North Dakota State University in the early 2000s.

Bobby Babich
Buffalo Bills
Position:Linebackers coach
Personal information
Born: (1983-07-30) July 30, 1983
Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
Career information
High school:Fargo South
College:North Dakota State
Career history
As a coach:

Playing career

Bobby committed to play cornerback for his father at North Dakota State. He played there for four years and was a twice named an academic all-conference honoree.[2]

Coaching career

Kent State

Bobby began his coaching career in 2006 at Kent State while serving as a graduate assistant.

Eastern Illinois

Between 2007[3] and 2010 Bobby worked at Eastern Illinois as the team's secondary coach.

Carolina Panthers

In 2011 Bobby made the jump to the NFL with the Carolina Panthers serving as an administrative assistant to the coaching staff. In 2012 he was promoted to a defensive assistant coach.

Cleveland Browns

In 2013 Bobby joined the Cleveland Browns where he worked as an assistant with their secondary until the end of the 2015 season.[4]

FIU

In 2016 became FIU's secondary coach and defensive pass game coordinator[5][6] after originally taking the defensive coordinator job for the Edinboro Fighting Scots.

Buffalo Bills

In 2017 Bobby joined his father on the Bills coaching staff[7] under Sean McDermott as the team's assistant defensive backs coach. In 2018 he was promoted to the team's safeties coach.[8] In 2022, he was promoted to linebackers coach after his father retired.[9]

Personal life

Bobby is the son of Bob and Nancy Babich. Bob is the former head coach of the North Dakota State Bison[4] and coached alongside Bobby in Buffalo.

References
  1. 2023 NFL Record and Fact Book (PDF). National Football League. 2023. p. 51.
  2. "Bobby Babich - 2005 - Football". NDSU. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
  3. "Babich Hired As EIU Secondary Coach". Eastern Illinois University Athletics. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
  4. "Babich vs. Babich, part III". ESPN.com. 2013-11-27. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
  5. "Bobby Babich and Tim Harris, Jr., Join Head Coach Butch Davis' Staff". FIU Athletics. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
  6. Evans, Thayer. "FIU promotes Cooper to DC, hires Babich as asst". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
  7. D'Arcangelo, Lyndsey. "The father and son behind the Bills' defense: How Bob and Bobby Babich's coaching paths converged in Buffalo". The Athletic. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
  8. "How the Buffalo Bills defensive assistant coaches impact the team". BuffaLowDown. 2021-06-17. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
  9. Michael David Smith, David Smith. "Bob Babich retiring as Bills' linebackers coach, son Bobby Babich promoted to replace him". profootballtalk. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
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