Sean McDermott Told Zac Taylor ‘I Need To Be At Hospital’ After Hamlin Incident

Cincinnati Bengals head coach Zac Taylor states football was the last thing on Sean McDermott‘s mind after Damar Hamlin‘s medical emergency situation … exposing the Buffalo Bills head coach told him, “I need to be at the hospital.”

Taylor opened to press reporters for the very first time given that “Monday Night Football” on Wednesday … breaking down just what took place after Hamlin left the field in an ambulance.

The fourth-year coach stated he constantly understood McDermott to be absolutely nothing however the utmost specialist … and showed it as he managed the major circumstance, and whether the video game would continue.

“I won’t disclose any of the private conversations Sean and I had except for this,” Taylor stated minutes back. “When I got there, the first thing he said was, ‘I need to be at the hospital with Damar. I shouldn’t be coaching this game.'”

“That to me provides all the clarity because there was no … unprecedented is the word that gets thrown around a lot about this situation because that’s what it is,” Taylor included. “But in that moment, he really showed who he was. That all his focus was just on Damar and being there for him, being there for his family at the hospital. And at that point, I think everything trended in the direction it needed to trend and the right decisions were made there.”

The video game — which had playoff ramifications on the line — was ultimately suspended … and the NFL states it will not be made up today.