Overview
- The Bills fired Sean McDermott after the team’s January divisional-round loss and promoted offensive coordinator Joe Brady to head coach in the following coaching cycle.
- Brady told the SHOUT! podcast that he was “broken” by McDermott’s dismissal and was upset for McDermott and the staff who suddenly faced job uncertainty.
- Immediately after the firing Brady feared he would lose his job and interviewed for head-coach openings with the Cardinals, Falcons, Ravens, Raiders and Dolphins before Buffalo hired him.
- Brady praised McDermott for giving him his chance in Buffalo but said he intends to lead as his own coach while keeping continuity for quarterback Josh Allen during offseason programs.
- McDermott leaves a 98-50 record and repeated playoff runs without a Super Bowl, a context team ownership cited in making the change and a pressure that now shapes expectations for Brady’s early tenure.