, ▁he ▁was ▁named ▁the ▁team ' s ▁Most ▁Im pro ved ▁Player . ▁ ▁Co aching ▁career ▁ ▁College ▁F ew ell ▁was ▁a ▁college ▁coach ▁for ▁ 1 3 ▁years ▁( 1 9 8 5 - 1 9 9 7 ), ▁working ▁as ▁an ▁assistant ▁at ▁North ▁Carolina , ▁Army , ▁Kent ▁State , ▁and ▁V ander b ilt . ▁ ▁Jackson ville ▁J agu ars ▁F ew ell ▁entered ▁the ▁NFL ▁as ▁the ▁def ensive ▁back s ▁coach ▁for ▁Tom ▁C ough lin ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁and ▁stayed ▁there ▁through ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁ ▁Jackson ville ' s ▁pass ▁defense ▁ranked ▁third ▁in ▁the ▁NFL ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁and ▁two ▁years ▁later ▁the ▁J agu ars ▁gave ▁up ▁only ▁ 1 3 ▁touch down ▁passes . ▁ ▁St . ▁Louis ▁R ams ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁F ew ell ▁moved ▁to ▁St . ▁Louis , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁secondary ▁coach ▁of ▁the ▁R ams . ▁ ▁Chicago ▁B ears ▁F ew ell ▁was ▁a ▁Def ensive ▁Back s ▁coach ▁with ▁Chicago ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 4 – 2 0 0 5 ▁under ▁Head ▁Co ach ▁L ovie ▁Smith . ▁ ▁Buff alo ▁B ills ▁F ew ell ▁was ▁h ired ▁as ▁def ensive ▁coordin ator ▁of ▁the ▁Buff alo ▁B ills ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁In ▁what ▁was ▁statist ically ▁their ▁best ▁season ▁under ▁F ew ell , ▁the ▁ 2 0