Sean McDermott’s surprise firing was a spectacle in more ways than one.
The Buffalo Bills announced the news on Monday that they have relieved their head coach McDermott of his duties after nine seasons in charge. The unexpected news led to everyone asking the same question on social media about the Bills.
Making matters even more unusual was the fact that Buffalo had a pretty glaring typo in their post announcing McDermott’s firing. While quoting Bills owner Terry Pegula at the very beginning of the statement, the team accidentally wrote, “Sean has done an admiral job” instead of, “Sean has done an admirable job.”
The #Bills make it official: Sean McDermott is out pic.twitter.com/1IJZrWiXh6
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) January 19, 2026
Plenty of users noted the typo and made some United States Navy and David Robinson-themed jokes in response.
— DetroitSportsPodcast (@DetroitPodcast) January 19, 2026
They fired the Admiral
— Mitch Lafon (@mitchlafon) January 19, 2026
The "job" he did: pic.twitter.com/1zGIe2yiMH
— Mike (@m1kephenix) January 20, 2026
— Ryder Analytics (@RyderAnalytics) January 19, 2026
That typo made the McDermott firing seem so hasty that the Bills didn’t even have time to proofread their official statement announcing it. Coming just two days after Buffalo’s heartbreaking overtime loss to the Denver Broncos in their divisional playoff game, that might not be a bad theory either.
Even more unusual is that it seems the Bills did not consult their players before sending McDermott packing. In the hours after the firing, one Buffalo player even profanely sounded off on how “stupid” he thought it was.
