Buffalo Bills Fire Dick Jauron

The Buffalo Bills have fired head coach Dick Jauron, the team announced on Tuesday, bringing to an end a coaching tenure in Buffalo that yielded nothing but losing seasons.

The firing, which was first reported by Jason La Canfora of NFL Network, comes in the midst of a disappointing season in Buffalo, and two days after the Bills lost 41-17 to the Tennessee Titans, dropping their record to 3-6.

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Bills owner Ralph Wilson said the following in a statement released by the team:

"I am announcing today that I am relieving Dick Jauron from his duties as our head coach, effective immediately. I have tremendous respect for Dick and thank him for all of his efforts during these past four years. While this was a very difficult decision, I felt that it is one that needed to be made at this time for the best interest of our team. We will now focus on moving forward and preparing for our game this week in Jacksonville."

The Bills announced Thursday night that defensive coordinator Perry Fewell would serve as interim head coach.

Jauron became the Bills' head coach in 2006, and the Bills went 7-9 in each of his first three seasons. Bills owner Ralph Wilson said this year that he was expecting a big turnaround, and he opened up his wallet for some expensive free-agent signings, including wide receiver Terrell Owens. But it hasn't worked, and now Jauron is out of work.

He previously served as the head coach of the Chicago Bears and the interim head coach of the Detroit Lions. His overall record as a coach is 60-82.