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Buffalo Bills defensive lineman Jordan Phillips appeared to be upset with the organization’s decision to fire head coach Sean McDermott on Monday after a tough playoff exit.
The Bills made the decision nearly two days after Buffalo lost to the Denver Broncos in overtime. It marked another season in which the Bills bowed out of the postseason amid Super Bowl expectations.
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Buffalo Bills defensive tackle Jordan Phillips (97) against the Kansas City Chiefs during the AFC Championship game at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on January 26, 2025. (Mark J. Rebilas/Imagn Images)
Phillips made his feelings known on Instagram.
“This is so stupid, frankly sickening,” Phillips wrote in a post on his Instagram Stories. “The best coach I’ve ever been around.”
Phillips joined the Bills for his third stint in the middle of the 2024 season. He played for the Dallas Cowboys for two games before being released and re-signed with the Bills. Phillips played in 11 games this season, but his year was cut short by an ankle injury.
McDermott was the head coach in each of Phillips’ stints with the Bills.
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Buffalo Bills defensive tackle Jordan Phillips (97) during the first half against the New York Giants at Highmark Stadium on Oct. 15, 2023. (Gregory Fisher/USA TODAY Sports)
Buffalo will begin its first head coaching search since the 2017 offseason.
“Sean has done an admirable job leading our football team for the past 9 seasons,” team owner Terry Pegula said in a statement. “But I feel we need a new structure in our leadership to give this organization the best opportunity to take our team to the next level. We owe it to our players and the Bills Mafia.
“Sean helped change the mindset of this organization and was instrumental in making the Bills a perennial playoff team. I respect all the work, loyalty and attention to detail he showed to this team and the community. I wish Sean, Jamie and his family all the best.”
Buffalo Bills head coach Sean McDermott looks on before the game against the New York Jets at Highmark Stadium on January 4, 2026. (Mark Konezny/Imagn Images)
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McDermott had a losing season at the helm. However, he was never able to guide Buffalo to a Super Bowl appearance.
