McDermott, Buffalo Bills
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The Buffalo Bills have fired coach Sean McDermott after the team again failed to reach the Super Bowl in his nine seasons.
The Bills' season was ended by Denver in the divisional round, ending another chance at a Super Bowl run for QB Josh Allen.
Buffalo Bills head coach Sean McDermott looks on before the game against the New York Jets at Highmark Stadium.
The Browns once passed on hiring Sean McDermott, and now, nearly a decade later, his surprise availability could throw their entire head coach search into chaos.
The Buffalo Bills lost against the Denver Broncos in the divisional round. It was their seventh year in recent franchise history to lose in the playoffs. As a result of that, the Bills surprisingly fired their head coach,
McDermott feels like a prime candidate to get the Cardinals out from the bottom of the NFL standings. He had seven straight 10+ win season with the Bills, and while their roster is clearly head and shoulders above Arizona's, there's still some solid pieces for McDermott to work with.
Even though Sean McDermott was able to secure a playoff berth for the seventh consecutive year, he’s now also come up short for the seventh consecutive year, and as a result, the Buffalo Bills have announced that they are officially parting ways with the 51-year-old head coach.