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  • • Sean McDermott appreciates most Bills attending voluntary Organized Team Activities
    Despite their union encouraging them to stay home, the vast majority of Bills players have chosen to attend voluntary Organized Team Activities. Bills coach Sean McDermott appreciates that. “It’s really good to have the players here. I really appreciate the participation and numbers that have shown up for us,” McDermott said, via the Buffalo News. [more]...2021
  • • How the Bills' coaching continuity can lead them back to the playoffs
    Coach Sean McDermott and his coordinators, Brian Daboll and Leslie Frazier, are entering their fourth season together -- a rarity in today's NFL....2021
  • COVID-19 vaccine concerns for Buffalo Bills as QB Josh Allen sidesteps questions about whether he's had a shot?
    • COVID-19 vaccine concerns for Buffalo Bills as QB Josh Allen sidesteps questions about whether he's had a shot?
    It seemed pretty clear that Buffalo's MVP runner-up has not been vaccinated, even though coach Sean McDermott would like his players to get the shot.       ...2021
  • Bills' McDermott 'concerned' over vaccine impact
    • Bills' McDermott 'concerned' over vaccine impact
    With the season approaching, Bills coach Sean McDermott said he's "concerned" about the topic of COVID-19 vaccinations and its impact on the locker room....2021
  • • Bills sign Efe Obada
    The Bills have provided a new home for several former Panthers players since head coach Sean McDermott and General Manager Brandon Beane made the move from Carolina to Buffalo and that list grew on Wednesday. The team announced that defensive end Efe Obada has agreed to a one-year deal with the team. Obada began playing [more]...2021
  • • Micah Hyde: Josh Allen’s presence helps the Bills attract free agents
    Bills defensive back Micah Hyde says Buffalo is an attractive destination for free agents who want to win. Hyde said on SiriusXM NFL Radio that with quarterback Josh Allen in Buffalo, there’s every reason for a veteran who wants to win a ring to sign with the Bills. Hyde thinks coach Sean McDermott and General [more]...2021
  • • Brandon Beane: Despite restricted salary cap, Josh Allen extension can be done
    Over the past few days, Bills head coach Sean McDermott and General Manager have both touted quarterback Josh Allen’s growth over the 2020 season. Allen’s progression was a big part of why Buffalo reached the AFC Championship Game, they’ve said, making it clear that Allen has proven he is the long-term solution at QB. Now [more]...2021
  • • Brandon Beane: I don’t think Josh Allen has reached his ceiling
    Quarterback Josh Allen had a strong third season, helping lead the Bills to the AFC Championship Game. On Tuesday, head coach Sean McDermott said Allen proved himself and what he can do as a quarterback in 2020. General Manager Brandon Beane echoed the sentiment in his season-ending press conference on Wednesday, noting Allen improved his [more]...2021
  • • Stefon Diggs feeling inspired, motivated by end of first year in Buffalo
    After the Bills lost to the Chiefs in last Sunday’s AFC Championship Game, Bills wide receiver Stefon Diggs lingered on the field at Arrowhead Stadium to watch his opponents celebrate. Bills head coach Sean McDermott eventually came back out to talk to Diggs and walk with him back to the locker room, but the image [more]...2021
  • • Sean McDermott: Not one answer to closing gap with Chiefs
    Bills cornerback Tre'Davious White said this week that the Bills have to go through the Chiefs if they want to take the next step up the NFL ladder and added that he thinks the team is close to making that breakthrough. Head coach Sean McDermott didn’t say on Tuesday if he agrees with White about [more]...2021

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Coach Sean McDermott injury and suspension

  • • Sean McDermott anticipating Patrick Mahomes will play on Sunday
    Even before the final injury reports are out, Bills head coach Sean McDermott has a sense for what he’s going to see from the Chiefs. McDermott said in his Friday press conference that though the Bills did some work on both Patrick Mahomes and Chad Henne, they think Mahomes will be out there for the [more]...2021
  • • Bills trying to get Devonta Freeman up to speed
    After running back Zack Moss suffered a season-ending ankle injury last Saturday, the team moved to add a veteran to the running back room. Devonta Freeman signed to the practice squad after being released by the Giants last week. On Wednesday, Bills head coach Sean McDermott said the team is working to get Freeman ready [more]...2021
  • • Sean McDermott has confidence in Bills’ running backs to replace Zack Moss
    The Bills will have to adjust now that Zack Moss is out for the rest of the postseason with an ankle injury. But head coach Sean McDermott seems comfortable with the state of his team’s running backs. “We’ll look at guys on our roster that we have a lot of confidence in,” McDermott said Monday, [more]...2021
  • • Stefon Diggs, Cole Beasley listed as questionable
    Bills head coach Sean McDermott didn’t have an update on the availability of wide receivers Stefon Diggs and Cole Beasley when he spoke to reporters before Thursday’s practice, which left it to the injury report to provide an idea about whether they will play against the Colts on Saturday. Diggs and Beasley were both listed [more]...2021
  • • Cole Beasley week-to-week with leg injury
    Bills head coach Sean McDermott said at his Tuesday press conference that wide receiver Cole Beasley is week-to-week with a leg injury suffered against the Patriots on Monday. Beasley went out for a pass in the fourth quarter and pulled up toward the end of his route. The wide receiver was still in the game [more]...2020
  • • John Brown will not play for Bills Saturday
    Bills wide receiver John Brown has been designated to return from injured reserve, but he will miss at least one more game before returning to the lineup. While Brown has been cleared to practice with the team after missing three games with an ankle injury, head coach Sean McDermott said during an appearance on WGR [more]...2020
  • • Cody Ford out for season, John Brown out this week
    Bills left guard Cody Ford missed the team’s last game with an ankle injury and head coach Sean McDermott announced on Friday that Ford won’t be back this season. McDermott said during an appearance on WGR 550 that Ford will miss the rest of the season after getting hurt in practice this week. Ford was [more]...2020
  • • Josh Norman hurt hamstring in Thursday’s practice
    Bills cornerback Josh Norman missed the first three games of the season with a hamstring injury and he’s dealing with another one heading into this Sunday’s game against the Jets. Norman popped up on the injury report Thursday as a limited participant in practice. At a Friday press conference, Bills head coach Sean McDermott confirmed [more]...2020
  • • Zack Moss out for Bills this weekend
    The Bills will be short a running back for Sunday’s game against the Rams. Head coach Sean McDermott said at his Friday press conference that rookie running back Zack Moss has been ruled out. Moss has not practiced this week due to a toe injury. Moss has 17 carries for 48 yards and three catches [more]...2020
  • • Matt Milano, Tremaine Edmunds out for Bills this weekend
    The Bills will be shorthanded on defense in Miami on Sunday. Bills head coach Sean McDermott said on WGR Friday that linebackers Matt Milano and Tremaine Edmunds will both be out of the lineup against the Dolphins. Edmunds is dealing with a shoulder injury while Milano has been sidelined by a hamstring injury. A.J. Klein, [more]...2020

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Coach Sean McDermott trade, contract, salary rumors

  • • Micah Hyde: Josh Allen’s presence helps the Bills attract free agents
    Bills defensive back Micah Hyde says Buffalo is an attractive destination for free agents who want to win. Hyde said on SiriusXM NFL Radio that with quarterback Josh Allen in Buffalo, there’s every reason for a veteran who wants to win a ring to sign with the Bills. Hyde thinks coach Sean McDermott and General [more]...2021
  • • Brandon Beane: Despite restricted salary cap, Josh Allen extension can be done
    Over the past few days, Bills head coach Sean McDermott and General Manager have both touted quarterback Josh Allen’s growth over the 2020 season. Allen’s progression was a big part of why Buffalo reached the AFC Championship Game, they’ve said, making it clear that Allen has proven he is the long-term solution at QB. Now [more]...2021
  • • Sean McDermott: Josh Allen certainly proved himself and what he can do
    Quarterback Josh Allen made clear strides in his third season, as Buffalo advanced to the AFC Championship Game. Allen himself mentioned following Sunday’s loss that he proved the Bills didn’t make a mistake by drafting him. In his season-ending press conference on Tuesday, head coach Sean McDermott echoed that sentiment. “I think he answered quite [more]...2021
  • • Bills confirm they have looked into signing Le’Veon Bell
    The Bills are taking an interest in free agent running back Le'Veon Bell. Bills head coach Sean McDermott confirmed today that the Bills have looked at signing Bell, who was cut by the Jets yesterday. “We always look into every situation, this being one of them. Trying to improve our football team — that’s all [more]...2020
  • • Sean McDermott can’t envision working with any G.M. but Brandon Beane
    The Bills signed head coach Sean McDermott to a contract extension that runs through the 2025 season on Wednesday and McDermott met the media on Thursday to discuss it. McDermott said he doesn’t consider himself a finished product as a coach and that the extension creates the kind of clarity and stability that will allow [more]...2020
  • • Bills sign McDermott to multiyear extension
    The Buffalo Bills have signed coach Sean McDermott to a multiyear contract extension...2020
  • • Bills announce contract extension for head coach Sean McDermott
    Sean McDermott, who has taken the Bills to the playoffs in two of his three seasons, has new contract. It will run through 2025, according to report.        ...2020
  • • Bills sign Sean McDermott to contract extension
    Bills head coach Sean McDermott has piloted the team to two playoff berths in his first two seasons on the job and that’s bought him more time to run the team. The Bills announced on Wednesday that McDermott, who is 25-23 in the regular season, has signed a multi-year contract extension. No further terms were [more]...2020
  • • Bills confident in backup quarterback Matt Barkley
    The Bills drafted Jake Fromm as a developmental project, but if anything were to happen to starting quarterback Josh Allen in the near term, they’d be in the hands of career backup Matt Barkley. And coach Sean McDermott is apparently fine with that. “Very confident; I’m very confident in Matt for a lot of reasons,” [more]...2020
  • • Bills will ease A.J. Epenesa into lineup in “perfect world”
    The Bills made defensive end A.J. Epenesa their top draft pick this year, but they aren’t planning for him to be in a major role right off the bat as a rookie. Bills head coach Sean McDermott was asked about the outlook for Epenesa during an appearance on former Bills center Eric Wood’s podcast and [more]...2020

Coach Sean McDermott stats and results

  • • Sean McDermott: I have a lot of confidence in Leslie Frazier
    The Bills rank 17th in total defense, allowing 371.8 yards per game. They are tied for 21st in points allowed, giving up 28.4 per game. It is not good enough for head coach Sean McDermott, but not bad enough for a change at defensive coordinator. McDermott, though, wouldn’t get into specifics about whether he plans [more]...2020
  • • Sean McDermott understands doubts about Josh Allen
    Quarterback Josh Allen showed improvement from his rookie season while helping the Bills earn a playoff spot in 2019, but neither that growth nor that result left everyone convinced that Allen is going to rise to the league’s upper echelon at the position. Bills head coach Sean McDermott is aware of that sentiment. He said [more]...2020
  • • Bills say Josh Allen will start next game if healthy
    Matt Barkley and the Buffalo Bills shocked the NFL world on Sunday by putting up 41 points and nearly 500 total yards in a blowout win over the division rival New York Jets. Having seen this team tally 20 total points in its previous three games, no one could have envisioned what we saw from Barkley in Week 10. After all, he had just recently signed wth the team and last started a game back in 201...2018
  • • Watch: Bills' Matt Barkley throws TD to offensive tackle
    Buffalo Bills quarterbacks entered Sunday’s game against the New York Jets having thrown three touchdowns compared to 16 interceptions on the season. Needless to say, fans were thrown for a loop when head coach Sean McDermott opted to bench Nathan Peterman in favor of the recently signed Matt Barkley. There was no way Barkley could do anything of substance against a pretty good Jets defense, right...2018
  • • Bills QB Josh Allen has resumed throwing
    Help might finally be on the way for the Buffalo Bills in the near future. Rookie quarterback Josh Allen resumed throwing on Friday, Bills head coach Sean McDermott told WKBW reporter Joe Buscaglia. McDermott also did not rule Allen out for the Bills’ Week 10 game against the Jets. Allen has been out since injuring his elbow on Oct. 14. He was projected to miss at least two-to-three weeks and has ...2018
  • • Bills coach in danger of losing locker room if he starts Nathan Peterman?
    An elbow injury is expected to keep Buffalo Bills rookie quarterback Josh Allen out in Week 7 and potentially beyond, which means Nathan Peterman will be in line to start against the Indianapolis Colts. Unless, of course, Bills coach Sean McDermott listens to the concerns of his other players. According to ESPN’s Dianna Russini, there is a feeling within the Bills organization that McDermott is in...2018
  • Combine Notebook: Tracking the data
    • Combine Notebook: Tracking the data
    2018
  • NFL Scouting Combine Day 1 Snap Judgments
    • NFL Scouting Combine Day 1 Snap Judgments
    2018
  • Wild Card Playoff Snap Judgments
    • Wild Card Playoff Snap Judgments
    Musings, observations and the occasional insight as we re-cap the mostly entertaining first round of the NFL playoffs... * The NFC has had the lead in the glamor department all season and next week’s divisional round matchups will be no different. While the Falcons at Eagles game on Saturday will be intriguing, put me down for thinking the NFC will be represented in the Super Bowl by the winner of...2018
  • • Sean McDermott admits mistake in key goal-line play call
    The Bills tried to get cute on one particular play in the second quarter of Sunday’s AFC Wild Card game against the Jaguars, and it cost them.It happened after Buffalo was fortunate to have had opposing linebacker Telvin Smith jump into the neutral zone on a field-goal attempt. The penalty resulted in a fresh set of downs from the Jaguars’ one-yard line, and many fans and analysts alike expected q...2018

Coach Sean McDermott parents, kids, wife / husband, girlfriend / boyfriend

  • • Josh Allen played Sunday after grandmother’s death on Saturday
    Bills quarterback Josh Allen played one of the best games of his career on Sunday and he did it with a heavy heart. Bills head coach Sean McDermott told reporters after the game that Allen learned his grandmother died on Saturday night. “I don’t think that came close but it’s always a consideration, right, when [more]...2020
  • • Sean McDermott “emotional” after first win over Patriots
    Bills head coach Sean McDermott didn’t beat the Patriots during his first three seasons on the job and the Bills hadn’t beaten their fellow AFC East club since October 2016, so Sunday’s game was a big moment. The Bills forced a late Cam Newton fumble to get a 24-21 win that moves them to 6-2 [more]...2020
  • • LeSean McCoy shares his thoughts on trade rumors
    Buffalo Bills running back LeSean McCoy has seen his name come up in trade rumors this week after his former team was dealt a major blow in its backfield, but he insists he is not thinking anything of it. McCoy was asked on Thursday about rumors linking him to the Philadelphia Eagles, and he said his only commitment at the moment is to his current team. Earlier in the day, Bills head coach Sean Mc...2018
  • • Jones apologizes to Benjamin for mom's tweet
    Bills wide receiver Zay Jones apologized to teammate Kelvin Benjamin after Jones' mother tweeted that Benjamin didn't know where to line up Sunday. Bills coach Sean McDermott said everyone on the team is learning new coordinator Brian Daboll's offense....2018
  • • Bills HC confirms Josh Allen competing for starting job
    Josh Allen and Nathan Peterman are now directly in competition with one another for the starting quarterback job of the Buffalo Bills.Head coach Sean McDermott told reporters Monday morning that Allen would be working with the first-team offense in Monday’s practice while Peterman runs the second-team offense, and that it’s a rotation, per Mike Rodak of ESPN.Then McDermott made it absolutely clear...2018
  • • Sean McDermott: LeSean McCoy 'quicker, faster and more powerful than last year'
    Buffalo Bills running back LeSean McCoy is expected to see a heavy workload this coming season with the team’s quarterback situation still unsettled.Of course, that dependent on the league not handing down punishment stemming from an ongoing off-field incident with his ex-girlfriend.If McCoy is in fact cleared to go for Week 1, look for him to have another brilliant season in Western New York. Tha...2018
  • Transcript: Jordan Matthews 4/12
    • Transcript: Jordan Matthews 4/12
    2018
  • Combine: Bills McDermott talks Patriots, Daboll hire
    • Combine: Bills McDermott talks Patriots, Daboll hire
    INDIANAPOLIS - Bills second-year head coach Sean McDermott was one of the first few men to step to the microphone Wednesday morning at the Indianapolis Convention Center for the first day of media access at the 2018 NFL Scouting Combine. The Buffalo leader arrives in Indy coming off his franchise’s first playoff appearance since 1999, bringing some momentum to the organization. But a Wild Card Wee...2018
  • • Wild Card Playoff Snap Judgments
    2018
  • Week 17 Snap Judgments
    • Week 17 Snap Judgments
    2018

Top Coach Sean McDermott news

  • Week 15 Snap Judgments
    2017
  • • Bills return to Taylor as starting quarterback
    The Bills will start quarterback Tyrod Taylor on Sunday against the Chiefs, coach Sean McDermott announced Wednesday. Taylor gets the quarterback job back after he replaced Nathan Peterman during Sunday's game against the Chargers....2017
  • Week 13 Snap Judgments
    • Week 13 Snap Judgments
    Musings, observations and the occasional insight from an interesting Week 13 in the NFL… * It has come to this. The team that hasn’t even had a home-field advantage this season may well be hosting a home game in the NFL playoffs. That reality is starting to sink in thanks to Sunday’s events, when the Los Angeles Chargers kept up their strong late-season push to the playoffs, knocking off the visit...2017
  • • Bills promote Leslie Frazier to assistant head coach
    Bills defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier has received a promotion. The Bills announced today that Frazier will add assistant head coach to his title, in addition to remaining defensive coordinator. Bills head coach Sean McDermott said in a statement that Frazier has been a vital part of the Bills’ coaching staff and deserves the recognition. “Upon [more]...2020
  • Week 12 Snap Judgments
    • Week 12 Snap Judgments
    Musings, observations and the occasional insight from a jam-packed holiday-infused Week 12 in the NFL... * With 12 weeks of the NFL’s regular season all but in the books, we hold these truths to be self-evident: That hangover effect in Atlanta? It might be over. The suddenly resurgent Falcons have won three games in a row and they even found a way to stave off what would have been another galling...2017
  • Game Observations: Pats inch closer to bye
    • Game Observations: Pats inch closer to bye
    2017
  • Week 4 Snap Judgments
    • Week 4 Snap Judgments
    2017
  • Week 8 Snap Judgments
    • Week 8 Snap Judgments
    Musings, observations and the occasional insight as we dive into a Week 8 in the NFL that featured some bad weather and surprisingly good finishes… * Get ready for the NFC West to lead the way in drama in the season’s second half. Because this two-team Seahawks and Rams skirmish could be the most fascinating and entertaining of all division races as November and December unfolds. The Rams (5-2) we...2017
  • • AFC coaches still chasing Patriots
    PHOENIX – Bill Belichick normally commands the most media attention during the traditional AFC coaches’ breakfast at the NFL Annual Meeting. His table is always swarmed with reporters, microphones, cameras, and tripods. This year, his table was empty, save a couple of reporters who used it to gobble up their pancakes and eggs. That’s only because Belichick himself wasn’t in attendance. New England...2017
  • Week 10 Snap Judgments
    • Week 10 Snap Judgments
    Musings, observations and the occasional insight from a somewhat uneven Week 10 in the NFL…. * After enduring the past three frustrating seasons, New Orleans fans are eminently familiar with 7-win Saints teams. Just not ones that reach that particular checkpoint in mid-November, in Week 10. In yet another sign that this is not the same old Saints, New Orleans went into Buffalo and embarrassed the ...2017
  • • Wild Card Playoff Snap Judgments
    2018
  • • Week 17 Snap Judgments
    2018
  • Presser Points: Belichick - 'We'll get their best shot'
    • Presser Points: Belichick - 'We'll get their best shot'
    For the second time in three weeks the Patriots will be facing a team they saw recently. Two weeks ago, New England took on the Miami Dolphins twice in a three-week span. On Christmas Eve, the Patriots will battle Buffalo for the second time in four weeks. Bill Belichick explained how the quick turnaround wasn’t handled all that well the first time around and how believes the coaching will need to...2017
  • • Bills head coach Sean McDermott upset at lack of league-wide attendance policy: 'It's honestly ridiculous'
    The NFL is letting each team decide whether they will allow fans at home games...2020

Coach Sean McDermott schedule, game

  • • How the Bills' coaching continuity can lead them back to the playoffs
    2021
  • • Josh Allen exits with Bills up 28-13
    Bills quarterback Josh Allen appears to be done for the day. Allen threw for 224 yards and three touchdowns against the Dolphins in the first half on Sunday and head coach Sean McDermott decided that was enough work ahead of the team’s playoff game next weekend. Matt Barkley took over the offense for the first [more]...2021
  • • John Brown will not play for Bills Saturday
    2020
  • • Matt Milano, Tremaine Edmunds out for Bills this weekend
    2020
  • • Sean McDermott understands doubts about Josh Allen
    2020
  • • Bills announce contract extension for head coach Sean McDermott
    2020
  • • Bills sign Sean McDermott to contract extension
    2020
  • • Bills confident in backup quarterback Matt Barkley
    2020
  • • Bills will ease A.J. Epenesa into lineup in “perfect world”
    2020
  • • Sean McDermott on Josh Allen: How the QB goes is how the team goes
    The Bills had a long playoff drought before hiring head coach Sean McDermott and McDermott has put it to an end by leading the team to the postseason in two of his three years in Buffalo. McDermott hasn’t led the team to a playoff victory yet, although they were on track to beating the Texans [more]...2020

Coach Sean McDermott rumors, scandals

  • • Report: Josh Allen to start for Bills in Week 2
    Josh Allen may not have won the starting quarterback competition with the Buffalo Bills in training camp and the preseason, but it didn’t take long for Nathan Peterman to give it away.According to ESPN’s Chris Mortensen, Allen will get the start when the Bills host the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday. That really isn’t all that shocking, as Peterman was downright abysmal in Buffalo’s Week 1 loss to...2018
  • • Baker Mayfield set to meet with Bills Friday night
    The Buffalo Bills have made it clear that they intend on retaining enigmatic quarterbak Tyrod Taylor. Whether that means Taylor will be the team’s starting quarterback next season remains to be seen. The issues between the two sides are by now well known. That was taken to a new level last season when head coach Sean McDermott benched Taylor in favor of then rookie Nathan Peterman.Heading into the...2018
  • • Wild Card Playoff Snap Judgments
    2018
  • • Week 17 Snap Judgments
    2018
  • • Week 15 Snap Judgments
    2017
  • • Week 13 Snap Judgments
    2017
  • • Week 12 Snap Judgments
    2017
  • Week 9 Snap Judgments
    • Week 9 Snap Judgments
    Musings, observations and the occasional insight as we review an NFL Week 9 heavy on divisional rivalries, with all that familiarity perhaps prompting some fighting.... * Semi-serious question at midseason: Do the 8-1 Eagles really want to take a bye in Week 10, the way they’re rolling? Time off is always nice, but Philadelphia has everything working these days, and its’ 51-23 destruction of visit...2017
  • • Week 8 Snap Judgments
    2017
  • • Week 4 Snap Judgments
    2017

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