US EditionBills Fans React to Sean McDermott Firing
Buffalo Bills promote GM Brandon Beane to President of Football Operations after firing Sean McDermott to pursue Super Bowl success with MVP QB Josh Allen.
- On Monday, the Buffalo Bills fired head coach Sean McDermott after their 33-30 overtime loss to the Denver Broncos in the AFC Divisional Round, with owner Terry Pegula calling it a major organizational change.
- After repeated postseason disappointments, Buffalo Bills repeatedly fell short in the playoffs, advancing no further than the AFC championship, as urgency grows with Josh Allen, quarterback and 2024 NFL MVP, and the new $2.1 billion stadium.
- During his nine years, McDermott guided Buffalo back to consistent contention, finishing with a 98-50 record, and Pegula said `Sean helped change the mindset of this organization and was instrumental in the Bills becoming a perennial playoff team`.
- The organization simultaneously promoted Brandon Beane to President of Football Operations and he will lead the coaching search, targeting an offensive-minded coach despite some fans calling his roster moves questionable.
- The move places Buffalo among several teams reshaping leadership, with McDermott as the 10th coach fired amid NFL coaching ranks shifts as the franchise aims for a Super Bowl run under Beane.
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Bills fans react to Sean McDermott firing
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Bills fans were stunned to hear about Sean McDermott being fired by the Buffalo Bills on Monday morning, with two words standing out among fans -- shock and surprise. “I didn’t think they would let him go,” said Bills fan Greg Wittman. Bills “Fan of the Year” Therese Forton-Barnes said she [...]
Coach Sean McDermott, from William & Mary, fired by Buffalo Bills after 9 years
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Sean McDermott arrived in Buffalo in 2017, envisioning the day of looking out his office window and seeing a throng of fans celebrating a Super Bowl victory. That possibility ended on Monday when McDermott was abruptly fired by team owner Terry Pegula following a nine-year tenure in which the coach transformed the Bills into perennial contenders but fell short of reaching the Super Bowl. The move came two days after a heart-…
The Buffalo Bills have ended their collaboration with head coach Sean McDermott. The NFL team thus responded to the dramatic break-out in the semi-finals of the 30:33 conference at the weekend against the Denver Broncos. McDermott leaves the Bills after nine years, in which he formed the previously unsuccessful team to a constant play-off candidate. In eight out of nine seasons he led Buffalo into the play-off, but he never made his way into the…
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