Ryan brothers unite! Rex hires brother Rob to join him in Buffalo

Rob Ryan (AP) One Ryan brother wasn’t enough to get the Buffalo Bills into the playoffs. Maybe two Ryan brothers will do the trick.

Rex and Rob Ryan will be reunited in Buffalo. The Bills announced that they have hired Rob Ryan to the position of assistant head coach/defense. He’ll be working alongside his brother Rex, who will be going into his second season as the Bills head coach. The Bills finished 8-8 last season.

Rob Ryan is coming off a couple tough years. He was the New Orleans Saints defensive coordinator until he was fired late in the 2015 season. After a pretty good year in 2013, Ryan’s Saints defenses had poor seasons in 2014 and 2015.

Rob Ryan hung around at Bills practice a few times after he was fired by the Saints, and that apparently planted the seeds for him to be hired to coach under Rex.

“I’m excited to have Rob join our staff and I think he will be a great asset for our defense. He has a tremendous working knowledge of our schemes and I look forward to his input,” Rex Ryan said, according to the team’s site. “On a personal note, it’s been a number of years since we have worked together and so we are both really looking forward to this opportunity.”

The twin brothers are known for being boisterous and having aggressive defenses in the mold of their father, Buddy Ryan. The last time the brothers worked together was 1994-95 with the Arizona Cardinals, on Buddy Ryan’s staff.

Even if the Ryan brothers working together again doesn’t lead to a playoff berth in Buffalo, things should be interesting with both of them around.