Bills hire NFL's first female full-time assistant coach

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WTVD) -- The Buffalo Bills have hired Kathryn Smith, making her first full-time female assistant coach in NFL history.

Smith will serve as the special teams quality control coach.

The team announced the move in a release Wednesday night.

Smith spent last season working as an administrative assistant for Bills assistant coaches on Rex Ryan's staff.

She spent the previous 12 seasons working for the New York Jets in various capacities, including a player personnel assistant from 2007-13. In 2014, Smith served as the Jets assistant to the head coach in Ryan's final season in New York.

In her new role, Smith will assist special teams coordinator Danny Crossman and his assistant Eric Smith.

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