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          Leslie Frazier leaving Baltimore to be Bills' defensive coordinator

          • Jamison Hensley, ESPN Staff WriterJan 13, 2017, 01:36 AM
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              Jamison Hensley is a reporter covering the Baltimore Ravens for ESPN. Jamison joined ESPN in 2011, covering the AFC North before focusing exclusively on the Ravens beginning in 2013. Jamison won the National Sports Media Association Maryland Sportswriter of the Year award in 2018, and he authored a book titled: Flying High: Stories of the Baltimore Ravens. He was the Ravens beat writer for the Baltimore Sun from 2000-2011.
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          Baltimore Ravens secondary coach Leslie Frazier was hired to be the Buffalo Bills' defensive coordinator, a league source told ESPN on Thursday.

          Frazier and new Bills head coach Sean McDermott were assistant coaches on the Philadelphia Eagles staff from 1999 to 2002. The Ravens gave Frazier permission to interview for the promotion.

          Frazier, 57, was the head coach of the Vikings from 2010 to '13, compiling a 21-32-1 record and leading Minnesota to a playoff berth in 2012.

          This will mark Frazier's fourth time as an NFL defensive coordinator. He oversaw the defenses for the Cincinnati Bengals, Minnesota Vikings and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

          In one season with the Ravens, Frazier was instrumental in helping improve the defensive backfield. Baltimore ranked ninth in pass defense and had a league-high 18 interceptions.