Another set of unfortunate news has hit the Buffalo Bills team: their head coach shed tears as four of his star players made the decision to terminate their huge contracts.
The Buffalo Bills squad has received more bad news: its head coach broke down in tears after four of his star players decided to end their lucrative contracts.
NY’S ORCHARD PARK – During a team meeting four years ago, Sean McDermott, the coach of the Buffalo Bills, expressed regret on Thursday for attributing coordination to the 9/11 terrorists.
Citing the hijackers, McDermott emphasized the significance of communication. McDermott claimed that after recognizing the interpretation of his message, he held another team meeting and apologized to his teammates an hour later. And he intended to do it once more with his current club on Thursday, following the revelation of what McDermott had said at the meeting during training camp in 2019 by an article published on NFL reporter Tyler Dunne’s Substack page. The article cited many anonymous sources.
During an impromptu appearance in the Bills media room, McDermott stated, “Not only was 9/11 a horrific event in our country’s history, but a day that I lost a good family friend.”
“I’m going to do the same with the team today, as I mentioned to them then that I regretted and apologized for not communicating my point clearly enough,” he continued. “Therefore, if anyone is new, they realize how important that is to my family and me because it’s a significant event in our history—a horrifying event.”
McDermott repeatedly tapped the podium to drive home his point. He stopped numerous times, his eyes welling with tears as he considered what to say.
According to McDermott, “the hijackers were a group of people who were able to get on the same page to orchestrate attacks to perfection,” as stated in the article.
On September 11, 2001, hijacked aircraft crashed into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and a Pennsylvanian field, killing close to 3,000 people. It was the bloodiest act of terrorism on American territory.
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McDermott refuted the reports of his remarks made during the meeting. He felt compelled to address the matter immediately after learning about the report from Derek Boyko, the team’s vice president of communications.
“I told Derek to stop right there because this is important to me,” McDermott recalled saying when he presented this specific piece.
In his sixth season in Buffalo, the 49-year-old McDermott is recognized for turning a struggling team into a contender. In his first season, 2017, the Bills broke the record for the longest active playoff drought in the NFL, going 17 years without a postseason appearance. Buffalo is the three-time defending AFC East champion and has advanced to the playoffs in each of the last four seasons.
His 68-41 record puts him second only to Hall of Famer Marv Levy in the franchise’s victory total. As a defensive coordinator, McDermott advanced through the NFL ranks, first with the Philadelphia Eagles of his hometown and subsequently with Carolina.
Recalling what he told his players in 2019, McDermott remarked, “If anyone misinterpreted or didn’t understand my message, I apologize I didn’t do a good enough job of communicating clearly the intent of my message.” “I still think it’s important, and I thought it was important then.”
The most recent off-the-field problem to surface for McDermott’s team was his apologies. Famous pass rusher Von Miller was accused of attacking his children’s mother, leading to charges of felony domestic abuse last week.
