{"id":352813,"date":"2023-12-08T21:22:19","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T22:22:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=352813"},"modified":"2023-12-10T01:04:35","modified_gmt":"2023-12-10T01:04:35","slug":"coach-sorry-for-using-terrorists-to-inspire-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=352813","title":{"rendered":"Coach sorry for using terrorists to inspire team"},"content":{"rendered":"

Buffalo Bills coach Sean McDermott said he recognises his mistakes while also noting he still has the support of the team in light of a questionable comparison he made four years ago in crediting the 9\/11 hijackers for their coordination.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was important for me to address the players that are new to us since 2019 and may not have been around that day,\u201d said McDermott, who met with players Thursday to discuss the comments. <\/p>\n

\u201dSo they understood that situation and how it unfolded, and that, based on who I am and what they\u2019ve seen, my hope and how I try and do things and how I handled that situation. So it went well. Their support was clear and much appreciated.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The 49-year-old McDermott, in his seventh season coaching the Bills, said he owes it to his players to focus on beating the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday. But he also wanted to address the situation.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think in any of our lives if this came up for any of us, something like this, it definitely gets your mind spinning,\u201d McDermott said. \u201cJust being real. And it\u2019s been disappointing. It\u2019s been hurtful. At the end of the day, I know who I am. At the end of the day, I know how I handle myself. As I\u2019ve said, humbly, I\u2019m not without flaws. I wake up every morning and try and do the best job that I can to win games for the fans of the Buffalo Bills and do it the right way."<\/p>\n

McDermott had mentioned the hijackers during a team meeting in 2019 while stressing the importance of communication. Upon realising how his message was being interpreted, McDermott said he called a second team meeting an hour later that day to apologise to his players.<\/p>\n

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He revisited those remarks Thursday after an article posted on the Substack page of NFL writer Tyler Dunne, citing numerous unnamed sources, revealed what McDermott had said at the meeting.<\/p>\n

McDermott did not dispute what was reported about his comments.<\/p>\n

Nearly 3,000 people were killed on Sept. 11, 2001, when hijacked planes crashed into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a field in Pennsylvania. It was the deadliest terrorist attack on U.S. soil.<\/p>\n

Safety Micah Hyde said McDermott\u2019s comments to the team on Thursday were heartfelt and well-received.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re all sitting there and supporting Sean and I don\u2019t think that anybody in there was thinking otherwise,\u201d Hyde said.<\/p>\n

Hyde said he and other Bills players accepted McDermott\u2019s apology in 2019 and that the resurfaced comments would not be a distraction for the team.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe all understood where he was coming from, and what he meant after the fact,\u201d Hyde said. \u201cHe explained that to us, so I didn\u2019t even think about that whole situation until yesterday, until I was asked about it.\u201d<\/p>\n

General manager Brandon Beane said McDermott\u2019s team address Thursday \u201cwas very authentic.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was very vulnerable,\u201d Beane said. \u201cAnd I know the guys, I think without speaking to every single player, I think it resonated. And like this team always does, the guys are going to rally around him.\u201d<\/p>\n

Beane backed McDermott\u2019s leadership style, saying, \u201cI\u2019ll stand by his character every day of the week.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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