New Bills tight ends coach Tony Sparano Jr. will be the first to tell you how grateful he is to be the son of a successful NFL coach, but the last to ask for a free pass because of it. Sparano Jr., 28, spent the past three seasons in New York under Rex Ryan primarily as an offensive quality control coach. Once Ryan was hired in Buffalo, Sparano Jr. was brought along and received a promotion in the process.
Sparano Jr. is no stranger to the lifestyle challenges of a football coach. His father, Tony Sparano, coached in five different cities before Sparano Jr.