▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁ ▁Ch att ano oga ▁N ix ▁had ▁a ▁successful ▁college ▁football ▁co aching ▁career ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Tennessee ▁at ▁Ch att ano oga . ▁He ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁rec ruit ing ▁star ▁wide ▁receiver ▁Ter rell ▁O w ens . ▁ ▁Administr ative ▁career ▁ ▁Buff alo ▁B ills ▁N ix ▁was ▁a ▁regional ▁sc out ▁under ▁John ▁Butler ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁for ▁the ▁Buff alo ▁B ills , ▁special izing ▁in ▁the ▁S out he astern ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁San ▁Diego ▁Ch arg ers ▁N ix ▁left ▁Buff alo ▁with ▁Butler ▁and ▁A . ▁J . ▁Smith ▁after ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁season . ▁He ▁was ▁initially ▁the ▁Director ▁of ▁Pro ▁Player ▁Person nel ▁( 2 0 0 0 – 2 0 0 1 ), ▁but ▁after ▁Butler ▁died , ▁Smith ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁general ▁manager , ▁and ▁N ix ▁to ▁assistant ▁general ▁manager . ▁ ▁N ix ' s ▁job ▁with ▁the ▁San ▁Diego ▁Ch arg ers ▁was ▁to ▁over see ▁both ▁professional ▁and ▁college ▁sc out ing ▁and ▁to ▁be ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁decision ▁mak ers ▁in ▁each ▁NFL ▁D raft . ▁N ix ▁was ▁a ▁major ▁reason ▁the ▁Ch arg ers ▁turned ▁around ▁from ▁a ▁losing ▁football ▁team ▁to ▁a ▁re built , ▁winning ▁team . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁three ▁players ▁N ix ▁draft ed ▁were ▁selected ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 0