Buffalo fires Sean McDermott after divisional playoff loss

Cbssports: The Buffalo Bills have fired coach Sean McDermott following the team's AFC divisional round playoff loss to the Denver Broncos. Brandon Beane is being retained with the title of president of football operations/general manager and will help lead the search for Buffalo's next coach.

McDermott, 51, finished a largely successful nine-year run that included five consecutive AFC East division titles from 2020-24. He posted a 98-50 record with Buffalo and the team went 8-8 in the playoffs under his tenure; his eight postseason wins are the most by any coach without a Super Bowl appearance, and his 98 wins are the second-most in NFL history during a coach's first nine seasons.

Bills owner Terry Pegula said, "Sean has done an [admirable] job of leading our football team the past nine seasons. But I feel we are in a need of a new structure within our leadership to give this organization the best opportunity to take our team to the next level. We owe that to our players and to Bills Mafia." Pegula also said, "Sean helped change the mindset of this organization and was instrumental in the Bills becoming a perennial playoff team." McDermott released his own statement Monday night, writing in part, "I want to express my sincere gratitude and appreciation to the Pegula family, the Buffalo Bills organization, and to the fans for allowing me to live out the dream of being a Head Coach in the NFL in this incredibly special place." He added, "We Love You!

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