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Payton hired Brady as an offensive assistant in New Orleans back in 2017. It was Brady's first NFL coaching gig, lasing two seasons. Brady would move on to LSU, followed by a couple-year stint with the Carolina Panthers, before landing in Buffalo as an assistant, and working his way up to offensive coordinator. And now head coach.
According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, the Bills and Brady agreed to a five-year contract as the team's next head coach after shocking the NFL world by firing Sean McDermott following an AFC Divisional Round overtime loss to the Denver Broncos.
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