A person familiar with the negotiations said the former Bills head coach has been hired by the Philadelphia Eagles as secondary coach.
The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Wednesday because the team has not yet announced Jauron's hiring.
Jauron replaces Brian Stewart, who left after one season to become defensive coordinator at the University of Houston. Jauron was fired by the Bills in November after a 3-6 start. He was 24-33 in Buffalo in three-plus seasons.
Jauron was 35-46 as Chicago's coach from 1999 to 2003, and 1-4 as Detroit's interim coach in 2005. Jauron previously worked with Eagles coach Andy Reid in Green Bay on Mike Holmgren's staff in the early 1990s.
The 59-year-old Jauron gives Philadelphia a veteran coaching presence on the defensive side. Longtime coordinator Jim Johnson passed away last July and Sean McDermott took his spot.
McDermott had success with a patchwork unit that was ravaged by injuries. But the Eagles struggled defensively in consecutive losses to Dallas to end the season, including a wild-card playoff game.
Jauron becomes the fourth person to coach the team's defensive backs in less than a year. After McDermott was promoted, Otis Smith temporarily replaced him until Stewart was hired.
