The Buffalo Bills fired head coach Sean McDermott on Monday morning following the team’s playoff loss to the Denver Broncos. There are multiple reasons why this news is relevant to the Philadelphia Eagles. Let’s take a look.
1) Sean McDermott used to work for the Eagles.
Interest in keeping tabs on former members of the Eagles may vary. Maybe you don’t care about this angle. But McDermott grew up in the Philly suburbs and notably worked for the Eagles from 2001 through 2010, when he was fired after failing to establish himself as Jim Johnson’s replacement.
2) The Bills might hire Brian Daboll.
There’s already some buzz that Daboll could replace McDermott in Buffalo.
Even if the Bills don’t hire Daboll as their head coach, he could be in the mix to return as Allen’s offensive coordinator.
The Eagles are reportedly expected to interview Daboll for their offensive coordinator opening. While he wouldn’t be my top choice for the job, I did think him to be the most likely candidate. But I’m not so sure that’s the case now.
3) Other Eagles offensive coordinator candidates could be in contention for the Bills job.
Maybe the Bills go with, say, Mike McDaniel instead of Daboll? It’s possible someone the Eagles want to hire gets the Bills head coaching job (or another team’s head coach job) instead. There sure are a lot of openings around the league!
4) Joe Brady might be in play for the Eagles?
The Bills might hope to retain their offensive coordinator with a new head coach at the helm. Or maybe they’d even promote Brady to that role.
But perhaps a new head coach comes in and has their own idea for offensive coordinator. In that case, the Eagles could look to go after Brady.
The Birds previously interviewed Brady for their head coach opening in 2021. You know who else who they interviewed in 2021 before hiring Nick Sirianni? Kellen Moore, who ended up as the Eagles’ offensive coordinator in 2024. Seeing a theme here?
Brady has been the Bills’ OC since taking over for Ken Dorsey, who got fired during the 2023 season. Buffalo ranked 10th in yards and second in points in Brady’s first full year on the job before finished fourth in both yards and points in 2025.
As we noted with Daboll, it’s hard to parse through how much credit Brady deserves for the Bills’ success when Josh Allen is such a big factor. But there’s reason to be intrigued about his candidacy. The Eagles should at least try to interview him again.
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