ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills hired former Tennessee Titans assistant Scott Booker to the role of nickelbacks coach and senior defensive assistant on Wednesday.

Booker spent the past six seasons in various defensive roles, including safeties coach, with the Titans. He is taking on a prominent position in Buffalo on Sean McDermott's revamped defensive staff now headed by newly promoted coordinator Bobby Babich. Before joining the Titans, Booker spent 15 seasons coaching at various colleges, including Nebraska in 2017 and Notre Dame from 2010-16.

Babich takes over the coordinator duties, filling a spot left open last season after the team said Leslie Frazier elected to take the year off to pursue a potential head coaching job. McDermott oversaw the play-calling duties last season, and the team has not yet announced whether he will continue handling the dual role following Babich's promotion from linebackers coach.

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