Robert "Bob" Wylie (born February 16, 1951) is an

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coach who is currently the offensive line coach for the

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of the

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. Prior to this, he served as the offensive line coach for the

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of the

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(CFL). He served as the offensive line coach for the Oakland Raiders and the

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of the

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(NFL), both under head coach

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. He also held the same position for the

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and the

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of the CFL.

Coaching career

Saskatchewan Roughriders

On March 16, 2009, Wylie was named the offensive line coach of the

. The Roughriders went 10–7 in 2009 and made the playoffs. They would go on to lose the

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to the

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27–28. Under his coaching center

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, and guard

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were named CFL All-Stars.

Denver Broncos

On January 22, 2010, Wylie was named an assistant offensive line coach for the

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. The Broncos went 4–12 in 2010 and missed the playoffs. Head coach

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was fired during the season and Wylie was let go.

Oakland Raiders

On January 31, 2011, Wylie was named the offensive line coach for the Oakland Raiders. The Raiders went 8–8 in 2011 and missed the playoffs. Under his coaching, guard

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was named All-Rookie. When head coach

was fired at the end of the season, he was let go.

Winnipeg Blue Bombers (second stint)

On April 1, 2014, Wylie was named the offensive line coach for the

. During the 2014 season, the Blue Bombers went 7-11 and missed the playoffs. At the end of the 2015 season the Bombers went 5–13 and missed the playoffs. During his final season in Winnipeg, the 2016 Blue Bombers went 11–7 making the playoffs for the first time since 2011. They would go on to lose in the semi-final 32–31 to the

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. Under his coaching, guard Travis Bond was named a CFL All-Star as well as an All-Division selection. After this season, Wylie left the CFL for the NFL.

Cleveland Browns

On January 19, 2017, Wylie was hired by the

. During the 2017 season, the Browns went 0–16, as of 2022 the 2017 Cleveland Browns and the 2008 Detroit Lions are the only teams to go 0-16 in a season. In 2018, Wylie was featured on HBO's '' Hard Knocks'' with the Browns, a television series produced by

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. He was made famous after a video of him yelling "set hut" went viral, and was also well received after he compared the stance and athleticism of offensive linemen to that of a gorilla. Wylie was adamant that long periods of stretching were not truly beneficial to football players. That year, the Browns went 7–8–1 and missed the playoffs. On January 9, 2019 Wylie's contract was not renewed by the Browns.

Ottawa Redblacks

On December 12, 2019, Wylie was hired by the

as the offensive line coach. After the

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was cancelled, Wylie coached for the Redblacks in

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. He was not retained by the team for the 2022 season.

Vegas Vipers

Coach

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of the

hired Wylie as an assistant for the 2023 season.

References

External links

Winnipeg Blue Bombers bio
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