Background
Fewell, Perry was born on November 7, 1962 in North Carolina, United States.
Fewell, Perry was born on November 7, 1962 in North Carolina, United States.
Fewell was a college coach for 13 years (1985-1997), working as an assistant at North Carolina, Army, Kent State and Vanderbilt.
Before that he served as the interim head coach and defensive coordinator of the NFL's Buffalo Bills. He was named interim head coach after serving as the team's defensive coordinator from 2006 to 2009 under head coach Dick Jauron. Most recently, Fewell was the defensive coordinator of the New York Giants.
In 1979, he helped lead the school to a 3-A state football championship. Jacksonville Jaguars Fewell entered the NFL as the defensive backs coach for Tom Coughlin in 1998 and stayed there through 2002. Jacksonville's pass defense ranked third in the NFL in 1999 and two years later the Jaguars gave up only 13 touchdown passes.
St. Louis Rams In 2003, Fewell moved to St. Louis, where he was the secondary coach of the Rams. Chicago Bears Fewell was a Defensive Backs coach with Chicago from 2004–2005 under Head Coach Lovie Smith. Buffalo Bills Fewell was hired as defensive coordinator of the Buffalo Bills in 2006.
In what was statistically their best season under Fewell, the 2008 Bills defense ranked 2nd in the AFC in negative yardage plays, recorded 7 games of holding opposing offenses to less than 100 yards rushing, finished 4th in the NFL in red zone defense (418%), and allowed just 14 passing TDs all year. In Week 10 of the 2009 season, the Bills fired head coach Dick Jauron after a disappointing start and Fewell was appointed interim head coach. He led Buffalo to a 3-4 finish.
Following the season finale, the Bills fired their entire coaching staff, including Fewell. New York Giants On January 14, 2010, Fewell was hired as defensive coordinator of the New York Giants. Fewell served under head coach Tom Coughlin, under whom Fewell previously worked during his time with the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Under his leadership, the Giants defense was often criticized for being "off and soft", allowing other teams to come back into games they should not have been able to. On January 7, 2015 the Giants and Perry Fewell parted ways after he spent five years in charge of the defense.
Married Kathleen Fewell. 2 children.