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Buffalo Bills hire Kathryn Smith, making her first full-time female assistant coach in NFL history

Posted at 10:03 PM, Jan 20, 2016
and last updated 2016-01-20 22:03:38-05
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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Bills hire Kathryn Smith  making her first full-time female assistant coach in NFL history.

TheBuffalo Billsreleased a statement Wednesday evening.

“Kathryn Smith has done an outstanding job in the seven years that she has worked with our staff,” said Bills Head Coach Rex Ryan. “She certainly deserves this promotion based on her knowledge and strong commitment, just to name a couple of her outstanding qualities, and I just know she’s going to do a great job serving in the role of Quality Control-Special Teams.”