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Has an NFL Head Coach Ever Been Reinstated After Being Fired?

Amid Bills fans filing petitions to reinstate Sean McDermott, history suggests there is precedent. In nearly 60 Super Bowl-era seasons, only one NFL coach has ever been fired and rehired by the same team. Art Shell was dismissed by the Raiders in 1994, a move Al Davis later called a mistake. Shell returned in 2006, but the reunion ended with a 2-14 season, the franchise’s worst since 1962.