Mark Gaughn of the Buffalo News reported Saturday night that Mike Shanahan has taken himself out of consideration for the Buffalo Bills head coaching job. According to the report, a league sourced told Gaughn that Shanahan notified the Bills more than a week ago there wouldn’t be a need for a second meeting.
Shanahan, who went 154-103 with a pair of Super Bowls during his career, is 15th on the NFL’s all-time list winning list among head coaches. He’s strongly rumored to be the leading candidate for the imminent Washington Redskins vacancy. The fact the Redskins recently hired Bruce Allen, who is close to Shanahan is adding fuel to the fire.
Besides Shanahan, the Bills were rumored to contact Jon Gruden about their head coaching job. Gruden told them he wasn’t interested in returning to coaching this season.
The Bills conclude their season against Indianapolis next Sunday and it’s likely they’ll begin the process of finding a permanent head coach in place of interim Perry Fewell.
It’s been the topic of conversation for roughly a week in Buffalo Bills country, and now, we have the first details of the event itself. Bills COO Russ Brandon met for seven hours with former Denver head coach Mike Shanahan late Monday into early Tuesday, and according to the source of the 
It was a week ago today, following a 41-17 road loss to one of football’s hottest teams in Tennessee, that the Buffalo Bills relieved head coach Dick Jauron of his duties and promoted defensive coordinator Perry Fewell to interim head coach. Since then, the Bills have lost a close road game in Jacksonville, suffered two more devastating, season-ending injuries, and crept a little closer toward the top of the 2010 NFL Draft order.
Unless Perry Fewell can miraculously turn around the franchise over the final seven weeks, the Buffalo Bills are going to be looking for a new head coach, at the very least come January 4, 2010. With a fan base already incensed, odds are Ralph Wilson finally takes a swing for the fences with the hire.
Adam Schefter of ESPN is reporting that the Buffalo Bills have contacted former Denver Broncos head coach Mike Shanahan after firing Dick Jauron on Tuesday. 
