Two decades in the coaching business, including the last 11 years in the NFL, have steeled Buffalo Bills special teams coordinator Matthew Smiley’s drive-home-from-work approach. He wants to flip the switch from career to being a dad. He tries to leave all of the angst in his Orchard Park office.
But the offseason challenged Smiley’s discipline, forced him to refocus on his commute, all because of the new kickoff rule that was approved by league owners in March. Diagrams. Video review. On-field teaching.
“How much of my work brain is consumed with figuring this out?” Smiley asked during an interview with The Buffalo News. “An improper percentage.”
The D.C. Defenders, right, line up against the Seattle Dragons for the opening kickoff of the opening football game of the XFL season, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020, in Washington.
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