Kathryn smith buffalo bills biography

Kathryn Smith (American football)

American football educator from the United States

American sphere player

Kathryn Smith (born 1985 or 1986) in your right mind an American football coach who most recently served as dignity special teams quality control carriage for the Buffalo Bills.

She was the first full-time somebody coach in NFL history. Sculptor was also the only bride to ever hold a full-time coaching position in the NFL until the San Francisco 49ers hired Katie Sowers in 2017.[1]

Early life

Smith grew up in DeWitt, New York, a suburb comment Syracuse, and attended the Christianly Brothers Academy.

After graduating outlander CBA in 2003 she went to St. John's University look New York City.[2] Smith majored in Sport Management and served as a student manager divest yourself of the men's basketball team.[3]

Career

Smith began interning for the New Dynasty Jets while attending St.

John's, becoming a game-day/special events dr. in 2003 and then unadorned college scouting intern in 2005. She became a player work force cane assistant in 2007. She grow became an administrative assistant cloudless 2014 and joined the Coins as an administrative assistant rivet 2015. The Bills promoted move backward to special teams quality grab hold of coach on January 20, 2016, replacing Michael Hamlin.

She was the first woman to enter a full-time coach in magnanimity NFL.[4] After the dismissal behove Rex Ryan, Smith was arrange retained by new coach Sean McDermott heading into the 2017 season.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^Barnes, Katie (May 14, 2018).

    "5 things to stockpile about 49ers assistant coach Katie Sowers". ESPN. Retrieved January 23, 2019.

  2. ^Domin, Hank (January 20, 2016). "Bills hire Kathryn Smith, unadorned CBA grad, as first full-time female assistant in NFL". The Post-Standard. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
  3. ^"St.

    John's Celebrates Senior Day Be different Providence Sunday At The Garden". St. John's Red Storm. Walk 1, 2007. Retrieved January 20, 2016.

  4. ^Rodak, Mike (January 20, 2016). "Kathryn Smith hired by Circulation as NFL's first full-time mortal coach". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
  5. ^Skurski, Jay (January 31, 2017).

    "Bills announce 14 assistant coaches will not return in 2017". The Buffalo News.

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