The Browns are doing their diligence on Sean McDermott, but focusing more on Grant Udinski and their 3 other 2nd interviews.

The decision to fire coach Sean McDermott and to promote G.M. Brandon Beane shows that owner Terry Pegula resolved the “coaching” vs. “talent” question by concluding that the roster was good enough to get farther than the divisional round of the 2025 playoffs.

The Buffalo Bills made the difficult decision to fire head coach Sean McDermott after another playoff exit. McDermott led the Bills to seven straight postseason appearances, but the organization dismissed him following an overtime loss to the Denver Broncos in the AFC Divisional Round.

After nine excellent regular-season performances — and eight playoff appearances — Sean McDermott was fired by the Buffalo Bills. Given the team's excellence under McDermott, the move came as a major surprise, especially considering some of the big-name coaches the team could have wooed were already off the market.

In retrospect, there may have been multiple hints that Buffalo Bills' head coach Sean McDermott was on the hot seat entering the NFL Playoffs

Andrew Siciliano, Jori Epstein and Frank Schwab dissect John Harbaugh's introductory press conference as head coach of the New York Giants. The Bills made a big change shortly after their season ended in disappointment.

The Tennessee Titans were considered a "team to watch" for Sean McDermott before they agreed to hire Robert Saleh as head coach.

The Buffalo Bills' surprise firing of head coach Sean McDermott drew criticism from two former players who helped end the playoff drought in 2017