Bills’ Sean McDermott Apologizes For Using 9/11 Terrorist Analogy To Motivate Team

Buffalo Bills head coach Sean McDermott simply issued a mea culpa … telling media members Thursday he is really sorry for mentioning the 9/11 assaults in a motivational speech a pair years in the past.

Based on GoLongTD.com’s Tyler Dunne … McDermott’s tone-deaf discuss to his gamers occurred through the Bills’ 2021 coaching camp — when he was attempting to emphasise to his squad the way it wanted to speak to come back collectively.

“Sources on-hand say, he used a strange model: the terrorists on Sept. 11, 2001,” Dunne wrote in a lengthy three-part piece in regards to the coach that was printed on Thursday morning.

“He cited the hijackers as a group of people who were all able to get on the same page to orchestrate attacks to perfection.”

When McDermott addressed the difficulty with reporters Thursday afternoon … he did not deny making the making feedback.

“I regretted mentioning 9/11 in my message that day,” he mentioned, “and I immediately apologized to the team.” He added that his purpose was to get his guys to know the significance of “being on the same page.”

ESPN’s Alaina Getzenberg reported the coach additionally mentioned he has plans to apologize to his present roster over the feedback later Thursday.

“Not only was 9/11 a horrific event in our country’s history,” McDermott mentioned, “but a day that I lost a good family friend.”

He added, “I’m not here to discuss the article that’s out there and the things that are mentioned other than this right here, because this right here is very, very important to me and something I take very seriously.”