Bills fire Sean McDermott, promote Joe Brady to head coach
The gist
The Buffalo Bills fired coach Sean McDermott and replaced him with Joe Brady on a five-year deal.
Brady's fast start and a Gardner-Johnson cut define his first season in charge.
How it unfolded
- Jan 19, 2026The Bills fired head coach Sean McDermott after nine years, following their Divisional Round overtime loss to the Denver Broncos.
- Jan 21, 2026Buffalo began interviewing head-coaching candidates.
- Jan 23, 2026The Bills interviewed Philip Rivers, the former N.C. State quarterback then coaching at a high school in Alabama.
Key terms
- Divisional Round
- A playoff round in which teams that did not win their division qualify for the postseason tournament.
- general manager
- An executive with overall responsibility for managing a company's revenue, costs, and day-to-day operations.
- safety
- A defensive back in gridiron football who lines up deep and covers passes toward the middle of the field.
Source: Wikipedia