Even on one of his toughest days in the coaching business, Sean McDermott showed nothing but class.
Just hours after being fired as head coach of the Buffalo Bills, McDermott issued a statement thanked Buffalo for his time with the team.
For almost ten years, I had the opportunity to wake up every morning as the head coach of the Buffalo Bills, which was truly a gift. I want to express my sincere gratitude and appreciation to the Pegula family, the Buffalo Bills organization and the fans for allowing me to live out my dream of being an NFL head coach in this incredibly special place.
I am proud and humbled to have worked alongside an amazing staff and players as we shared life together and poured our hearts and souls into both winning football games and making a positive impact on our community. This community has graciously embraced not only me, but my family as well and has helped raise our children in some way over the past 9 years. For that, I thank all the teachers, coaches and friends we met along the way… City of good neighbors! We love you! We will miss Buffalo.
Bills Mafia, you are one of them! It has been a joy and an inspiration to witness your passion and determination first hand. I have always wanted our teams to play with the same level of toughness and grit that Buffalo has and that you show every day!
God has given me and my family an incredible opportunity that we will cherish for the rest of our lives. Yet we know HE has a plan.
Thank you for letting me serve as your head coach.
god bless
Sean McDermott
McDermott leaves Buffalo after nine seasons in which he went 98-50 in the regular season (.662 slugging percentage) and 8-8 in the postseason. Although he failed to lead Buffalo to their first championship, McDermott should be credited with changing the culture in Buffalo. He inherited a team with a 17-year playoff drought and led the franchise to the playoffs in eight of nine seasons.
McDermott is not expected to be out of work for long. His firing in Buffalo makes him one of the top head coaching candidates for teams looking to fill vacancies.
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