Sean McDermott

Sean McDermott
	McDermott with the Buffalo Bills in 2019
Buffalo Bills
Position:	Head coach
Personal information
Born:	March 21, 1974; Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Career information
High school:	La Salle College ; (Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania)
College:	William & Mary (1993–1997)
Career history
As a coach:
	William & Mary (1998) ; Graduate assistant; Philadelphia Eagles (2001) ; Assistant to head coach; Philadelphia Eagles (2002–2003) ; Defensive assistant & quality control; Philadelphia Eagles (2004–2006) ; Assistant defensive backs coach; Philadelphia Eagles (2007) ; Linebackers coach; Philadelphia Eagles (2008) ; Defensive backs coach; Philadelphia Eagles (2009–2010) ; Defensive coordinator & defensive backs coach; Carolina Panthers (2011–2016) ; Defensive coordinator; Buffalo Bills (2017–present) ; Head coach;
As a staff member / executive:
	Philadelphia Eagles (1999–2000) ; Scouting administrative coordinator;
Career highlights and awards
	As a head coach Greasy Neale Award (2024);
Head coaching record
Regular season:	86–45 (.656)
Postseason:	7–7 (.500)
Career:	93–52 (.641)
	Coaching profile at Pro Football Reference

Sean Michael McDermott (born March 21, 1974) is an American professional football coach who is the head coach for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He began his NFL coaching career as an assistant for the Philadelphia Eagles in 2001, serving as defensive coordinator from 2009 to 2010, and was later the defensive coordinator of the Carolina Panthers from 2011 to 2016. Following his six seasons with the Panthers, which included an appearance in Super Bowl 50, McDermott was hired as the Bills' head coach in 2017.

McDermott's head coaching tenure in Buffalo has seen improved fortunes for the franchise, which had been mostly unsuccessful during the 2000s and 2010s. In his first season, he led the Bills to their first playoff appearance since 1999, ending the longest active postseason drought in the four major North American sports. Three years later, McDermott helped the Bills clinch their division and win a playoff game for the first time since 1995 en route to their first AFC Championship Game appearance since 1993. He has led Buffalo to seven playoff appearances, five consecutive division titles, and two AFC Championship Game appearances.