On Sunday, Dec. 7, the Buffalo Bills, in partnership with Legends Global Merchandise, recognized two high school tackle football coaches as the Coach of the Year during halftime of the Bills vs. Bengals game.

Newfane High School's Chuck Nagel (Buffalo Region) and Penfield High School's Anthony Bianchi (Rochester Region) were chosen not only for their efforts on the field, but their personal and team accomplishments off the field during the 2025 season.

Buffalo Coach of the Year

Chuck Nagel has been at Newfane High School since 2006. He started out as the Junior Varsity Head Coach from 2006-2011 before moving up to the Varsity level in 2012.

In 2012 when Nagel took over, the Panthers had not made the playoffs since 1993. This year, Newfane was crowned the Class D Section VI Champions un

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