NFL Fans are making their rounds on social media after recent reports have surfaced about Buffalo Bills head coach Sean McDermott citing the 9/11 attacks as an example of teamwork. Per ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter, McDermott used the 9/11 terrorist as an example of teamwork during the team’s 2021 training camp. Naturally, NFL fans have taken to Twitter (also known as X) to share their thoughts on the situation.
Here’s the instance that @TyDunne reported on that Bills’ HC Sean McDermott addressed this afternoon: pic.twitter.com/PeFDbPLRc7
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) December 7, 2023
NFL Fans React to Sean McDermott’s 9/11 Comparison
Sean McDermott when asked about why the Bills are struggling this year: pic.twitter.com/8cGkvn8q3a
— David Faux Cover 1 (@DFauxy) December 7, 2023
Sean McDermott coaching the Buffalo Bills pic.twitter.com/mZfv9XTtq8
— Dylan (@DylanStebbins) December 7, 2023
Sean McDermott after losing to the Jets on 9/11 despite telling the team to be like the hijackers beforehand pic.twitter.com/4v2f3UsCYV
— 𝕄𝕚𝕜𝕖𝕪🫎 (@HollandHitStick) December 7, 2023
Sean McDermott when he’s done coaching and starts selling cars pic.twitter.com/gl1IOzFjKs
— NYJ MIKE (@NyjMike) December 7, 2023
Sean McDermott likened his team to fucking Al-Qaeda planning and committing the 9/11 terrorist attacks in an effort to give them a message about communication 💀 pic.twitter.com/ThQaRtqTcK
— brandon (@17For6) December 7, 2023
Sean McDermott in Bills player meetings pic.twitter.com/EzwIXxIpmK
— Chuck Bass (@ChuckBassFF) December 7, 2023
Bills PR staff watching Sean McDermott make his 9/11 reference.
ROUGH. pic.twitter.com/66n9VhmMq9
— Michael Hauff (@TheFFRealist) December 7, 2023
Sean McDermott trying to apologize https://t.co/fHrZ4h485i pic.twitter.com/ehXmlb7J10
— Matt (@mgd1084) December 7, 2023
Sean McDermott: Subject of Report by Football Writer Tyler Dunne
McDermott is making headlines on Thursday for a recent three-part report published by Tyler Dunne. The former Milwaukee Journal Sentinel writer spoke to a handful of people connected to the Bills in creating his work.
Per Pro Football Talk, the excerpt from the Dunne story reads, “He told the entire team they needed to come together. But then, sources on hand say, he used a strange model: the terrorists on Sept. 11, 2001. He cited the hijackers as a group of people who were all able to get on the same page to orchestrate attacks to perfection. One by one, McDermott started asking specific players in the room questions. ‘What tactics do you think they used to come together?’ A young player tried to methodically answer. ‘What do you think their biggest obstacle was?’ A veteran answered, ‘TSA,’ which mercifully lightened the mood.”
McDermott addressed the media on Thursday, and when pressed on the situation, he said, “I want to reference the team meeting that has been brought up. My intent in the meeting that day was to discuss the importance of communication and being on the same page with the team,” McDermott said at the podium. “I regretted mentioning 9/11 in my message that day and immediately apologized to the team. Not only was 9/11 a horrific event in our country’s history, but it was a day that I lost a good family friend.”
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