NFL Rumors: Buffalo Bills Going After Sean McDermott as Next Head Coach

Josh Wilson

Nov 2, 2015; Charlotte, NC, USA; Carolina Panthers defensive coordinator Sean McDermott stands on the field prior to the game against the Indianapolis Colts at Bank of America Stadium. Carolina defeated Indianapolis 29-26 in overtime. Mandatory Credit: Jeremy Brevard-USA TODAY Sports

In recent NFL rumors, the Buffalo Bills are likely to hire Sean McDermott as their next head coach after recently firing Rex Ryan.

The offseason for the Buffalo Bills started with plenty of questions, but recent NFL rumors point to the team having solved one of the biggest — who will be at the head coaching slot for the next season and beyond?

Sean McDermott looks to be the most likely answer to that question, but the Bills have yet to make a final decision on the coaching status.

According to multiple sources, the Bills were very pleased with their first interview of McDermott, and that the team has scheduled a second interview with him on Wednesday, while not keeping close contact with any of the other of the other candidates.

According to NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport, if the second interview goes well, McDermott will have the job.

McDermott has most recently been involved in the NFL as the Carolina Panthers defensive coordinator. With the Panthers missing the playoffs this year, they may be looking to make changes of their own. Although the Panthers defense was not anything special this past season (ranking 26th in points allowed and 21st in yards allowed) the hire looks to be a good one for the Bills.

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With the Bills having a decent defense already, McDermott can latch onto that and launch his coaching career with the Bills as a hard-hitting defense, with room to work on the offensive side of the ball. By no means is McDermott coming into a fantastic situation in Buffalo, but no new head coach is in the NFL. McDermott has no experience as a professional head coach.

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Mcdermott is regularly regarded as a motivator of a coach, and a man who gets his players to do what they need to do to win. Although the Panthers took a step back defensively this year, they were sixth in points and yards allowed as recently as last season, so there’s reason to believe that with the right pieces — which the Bills have — McDermott will be the guy for the Bills.

Josh Wilson

Josh is currently the Managing Editor of FanSided.com. He has worked with FanSided in some capacity for a total of eight years, starting as a contributor for Swarm and Sting, Toro Times, and HoopsHabit in 2015. He served as a site expert for The Sixer Sense during 'The Process' years while starting his educational track at Temple University as a journalism student. He later transferred to the State University of New York at Cortland where he completed his B.A. in Mass Communication with a concentration in journalism. For FanSided, Josh worked as Operations Assistant before taking on a role as Editorial Director of the NBA Division, a role he held for three years. Along the way he also helped start and lead the FanSided fellowship program which created a path for several young journalists to start their careers in sports media. Nothing is more important to Josh than Yankee wins and his family.