Former Buffalo Bills head coach Sean McDermott broke his silence after his surprising termination on Monday, January 19.
“For nearly a decade, I even have had the chance to get up every morning as the pinnacle coach of the Buffalo Bills, which has truly been a present,” McDermott, 51, wrote on Monday. “I would like to specific my sincere gratitude and appreciation to the Pegula family, the Buffalo Bills organization, and the fans for allowing me to live out the dream of being a head coach within the NFL on this incredibly special place.”
He continued, “I’m proud and humbled to have worked alongside amazing staff and players as we shared life together and poured our hearts and souls into each winning football games and making a positive impact in our community. This community graciously embraced not only me but my family and, in some ways, helped raise our youngsters over the past nine years. For that, I say thanks to the entire teachers, coaches, and friends we met along the way in which — the City of Good Neighbors. We love you. We’ll miss Buffalo.”
McDermott spent the last nine seasons as the pinnacle coach of the Bills before he was abruptly fired.
He and his wife, Jamie McDermott, share three children: daughters Maddie, 17, and Kelly, 9, and son Gavin, 15.
“Bills Mafia, you’re certainly one of one!” McDermott said of the team’s dedicated fan base. “It has been a joy and inspiration to witness your passion and commitment firsthand. I at all times wanted our teams to play with the identical level of toughness and grit that’s true to Buffalo and that you simply show on daily basis.”
He concluded, “God gave me and my family an incredible opportunity, one that we are going to cherish for the remainder of our lives. Yet we all know that HE has a plan. Thanks for allowing me to function your head coach. God Bless.”
McDermott’s firing got here on the heels of the team’s 33-30 additional time loss to the Denver Broncos within the AFC Divisional Round on Saturday, January 17.
Despite five AFC East titles and two appearances within the AFC Championship game, McDermott’s teams never advanced to a Super Bowl during his tenure.
Bills owner Terry Pegula said in an announcement, “Sean has done an admirable job of leading our football team for the past 9 seasons. But I feel we’re in need of a brand new structure inside our leadership to offer this organization the very best opportunity to take our team to the subsequent level.”
McDermott’s firing got here as a surprise to many, including Bills defensive tackle Jordan Phillips.
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“This s*** here is so silly truthfully sickening,” Phillips, 33, wrote via his Instagram Story on Monday. “The perfect coach I’ve ever been around.”
Phillips also posted a graphic touting McDermott’s success in Buffalo, which read, “Record: 106-58. Net points: +795. fifth most points scored. third fewest points allowed.”
Bills safety Damar Hamlin also reacted to McDermott’s firing on social media, calling him “a real leader of men.”
“Thank You For All the things! On & Beyond The Field,” Hamlin, 27, wrote via X on Monday. “We Love You Coach.”