Bills fire Sean McDermott after divisional-round loss to Broncos

The Buffalo Bills fired caput manager Sean McDermott connected Monday aft different play ended abbreviated of a Super Bowl, portion promoting wide manager Brandon Beane to president of shot operations.

Owner Terry Pegula framed the determination arsenic a enactment reset aft 9 seasons nether McDermott. "Sean has done an admiral occupation of starring our shot squad for the past 9 seasons," Pegula said successful a statement. "But I consciousness we are successful request of a caller operation wrong our enactment to springiness this enactment the champion accidental to instrumentality our squad to the adjacent level. We beryllium that to our players and to Bills Mafia."

Another divisional-round exit forces a change

Buffalo’s play ended with a 33-30 overtime nonaccomplishment to the Denver Broncos successful the AFC divisional round, the 4th clip successful 5 seasons the Bills went retired astatine that stage. McDermott, 51, leaves with a 98-50 regular-season grounds and an 8-8 postseason mark, including AFC title losses to the Kansas City Chiefs successful the 2020 and 2024 seasons.

Pegula besides credited McDermott for reshaping the franchise. "Sean helped alteration the mindset of this enactment and was instrumental successful the Bills becoming a perennial playoff team," helium said. A root told Schefter that McDermott told his unit Monday helium intends to proceed coaching, with 7 different teams listed arsenic having vacancies: Miami, Tennessee, Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Las Vegas, Arizona and Cleveland.

Beane takes wider power arsenic Allen faces a caller era

Beane volition support his GM relation portion overseeing shot operations and helping nonstop the hunt for a caller caput manager up of the Bills’ archetypal play successful their caller stadium. "Brandon volition oversee each facets of our shot operation," Pegula said.

The alteration means reigning MVP Josh Allen volition person a caller caput manager for the archetypal clip arsenic a pro, aft Buffalo again fell conscionable abbreviated contempt years of 10-win consistency.