by: Nick Geddes 4 hours ago NickGeddesNews
The Buffalo Bills fired head coach Sean McDermott on Monday, a move made less than 48 hours removed from the team’s AFC Divisional Round loss to the Denver Broncos. McDermott’s dismissal hasn’t set well with veteran players on the roster, one being defensive lineman Jordan Phillips .
Phillips has played six seasons across three separate stints in Buffalo — all under McDermott. He doesn’t understand the franchise’s thinking in showing McDermott the door.
“This sh*t is so stupid honestly sickening,” Phillips wrote on Instagram. “The best coach I’ve ever been around.”
#Bills Daquan Jones, Jordan Phillips, Shaq Lawson, and Taron Johnson all show support for Sean McDermott following the team parting ways.
Can see the locker room loved and respected him in so many ways.
No doubt McDermott will rebound somewhere else! #BillsMafia @PayTheBillsPod pic.twitter.com/uME7pVbLpv
— Carson Hayek (@CarsonHayek) January 19, 2026
Phillips wasn’t alone in speaking out. Defensive lineman DaQuan Jones , defensive end Shaq Lawson and cornerback Taron Johnson all expressed their disapproval of the move.
“Don’t make sense but ya got what ya wanted,” Jones wrote.
Lawson added, “Damn sh*t don’t make sense. He changed the whole culture.”
Bills fire Sean McDermott in stunning move
McDermott did, in fact, change the entire franchise after his hiring in 2017. Prior to his arrival, Buffalo hadn’t made the postseason since 1999. They made the playoffs in every season but one under McDermott, advancing to the AFC Championship Game in 2020 and again in 2024. McDermott went 98-50 with the Bills, 8-8 in the playoffs.