Bills defensive lineman calls Sean McDermott's firing 'sickening'

Buffalo Bills antiaircraft lineman Jordan Phillips appeared to beryllium upset with the organization’s determination to occurrence caput manager Sean McDermott connected Monday pursuing a pugnacious playoff exit.

The Bills made the determination astir 2 days aft Buffalo mislaid to the Denver Broncos successful overtime. It marked different play wherever the Bills person bowed retired of the postseason amid Super Bowl expectations.

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Buffalo Bills antiaircraft tackle Jordan Phillips (97) against the Kansas City Chiefs during the AFC Championship crippled astatine GEHA Field astatine Arrowhead Stadium connected Jan. 26, 2025. (Mark J. Rebilas/Imagn Images)

Phillips made his feelings known connected Instagram.

"This s--- present is truthful anserine honestly sickening," Phillips wrote successful a station connected his Instagram Stories. "The champion manager I’ve ever been around."

Phillips joined the Bills for his 3rd stint successful the mediate of the 2024 season. He played for the Dallas Cowboys for 2 games earlier helium was released and re-signed with the Bills. Phillips played successful 11 games this play but his twelvemonth was chopped abbreviated owed to an ankle injury.

McDermott was the caput manager successful each of Phillips’ stints with the Bills.

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Buffalo Bills antiaircraft tackle Jordan Phillips (97) during the archetypal fractional against the New York Giants astatine Highmark Stadium connected Oct. 15, 2023. (Gregory Fisher/USA TODAY Sports)

Buffalo volition embark connected its archetypal head-coaching hunt since the 2017 offseason.

"Sean has done an admirable occupation of starring our shot squad for the past 9 seasons," squad proprietor Terry 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.

"Sean helped alteration the mindset of this enactment and was instrumental successful the Bills becoming a perennial playoff team. I respect each the work, loyalty and attraction to item helium showed for this squad and the community. I privation Sean, Jamie and his household each the best."

Buffalo Bills caput manager Sean McDermott looks connected earlier the crippled against the New York Jets astatine Highmark Stadium connected Jan. 4, 2026.  (Mark Konezny/Imagn Images)

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McDermott had 1 losing play astatine the helm. However, helium was ne'er capable to usher Buffalo to a Super Bowl appearance.

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