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During Monday’s installment of “Good Morning Football,” NFL Network insider Ian Rapoport was tongue-tied when he received the breaking news that the Bills fired their head coach, Sean McDermott, following Buffalo’s 33-30 overtime loss to the Broncos in Saturday’s divisional round.

Rapoport was visibly distracted and on his phone as “GMFB” personality Kyle Brandt asked about Broncos quarterback Bo Nix, who suffered a fractured ankle with just over six minutes to play in overtime.

“No, I cannot, Kyle. I’ll be with you in one second,” Rapoport said while looking down at his phone.

The show pivoted to host Jamie Erdahl, who began talking about Nix’s season-ending injury.

Rapoport returned a few minutes later and reported the McDermott news.

“It is not exciting news. It is unfortunate news,” he said. “There is a meeting right now to discuss this to inform the coaches inside the Buffalo Bills building that Sean McDermott is out.”


  During Monday’s installment of “Good Morning Football,” NFL Network insider Ian Rapoport was tongue-tied when he received the breaking news that the Bills fired their head coach Sean McDermott following Buffal’s 33-10 overtime loss to the Broncos in Saturday’s Divisional Round game. X During Monday’s installment of “Good Morning Football,” NFL Network insider Ian Rapoport was tongue-tied when he received the breaking news that the Bills fired their head coach Sean McDermott following Buffal’s 33-10 overtime loss to the Broncos in Saturday’s Divisional Round game. X

Rapoport tweeted a clip of the moment afterward.

“Live TV can take you in a lot of directions,” he said. “Sometimes, news breaks in real time.”

Brandt previously said he believed Rapoport was dealing with a personal issue, but confirmed it was a breaking news alert.


  Sean McDermott before the Bills’ loss to the Broncos Jan. 17, 2026. Getty Images Sean McDermott before the Bills’ loss to the Broncos Jan. 17, 2026. Getty Images

The Bills fired McDermott Monday after nine seasons.

He compiled a regular-season record of 98-50 and a postseason mark of 8-8.

The Bills will keep GM Brandon Beane, and he will lead the search for the next head coach, Rapoport said.

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