Sean Michael McDermott (born March 21, 1974) is an American professional football coach who is the head coach for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He began his NFL coaching career as an assistant for the Philadelphia Eagles in 2001, serving as defensive coordinator from 2009 to 2010, and was later the defensive coordinator of the Carolina Panthers from 2011 to 2016. Following his six seasons with the Panthers, which included an appearance in Super Bowl 50, McDermott was hired as the Bills' head coach in 2017.
McDermott's head coaching tenure in Buffalo has seen improved fortunes for the franchise, which had been mostly unsuccessful during the 2000s and 2010s. In his first season, he led the Bills to their first playoff appearance since 1999, ending the longest active postseason drought in the four major North American sports. Three years later, McDermott helped the Bills clinch their division and win a playoff game for the first time since 1995 en route to their first AFC Championship Game appearance since 1993. He has led Buffalo to seven playoff appearances, five consecutive division titles, and two AFC Championship Game appearances.
Read more...The March 21, 1974 was a Thursday under the star sign of ♓. It was the 79 day of the year. President of the United States was Richard M. Nixon.
If you were born on this day, you are 51 years old. Your last birthday was on the Friday, March 21, 2025, 183 days ago. Your next birthday is on Saturday, March 21, 2026, in 181 days. You have lived for 18,811 days, or about 451,464 hours, or about 27,087,849 minutes, or about 1,625,270,940 seconds.
Date: 22 March 1974
By RICHARD EDERSpecial to The New York Times
Article, citing Brit press coverage of Ian Ball, suspect in Princess Anne kidnapping attempt, notes that Britons are likely to know very little about Ball because Brit law limits disclosure of evidence or other information that might jeopardize defendant's rights; press may rept ct proceedings of preliminary hearings (M)
Date: 21 March 1974
Argentine Govt on March 20 institutes new restrictions on press including locating all foreign news agency offices in 1 bldg; plan was drafted by Sec of Press and Broadcasting Emilio Abras and was approved by Pres Peron; among proclaimed objectives of new law are expansion of Telam, official Argentine news agency
Date: 22 March 1974
By LES BROWN
Les BROWN
L Brown analysis says Pres Nixon's present campaign to win public support through TV, as exemplified by his 2 most recent news confs, is being regarded by many in communications field as primer on effective use of medium by 1 with almost unlimited access to it; says they point out that both appearances were before groups whose sympathies for Pres were assured in advance, the Exec Club of Chicago and Natl Broadcasters Assn, and their appreciation of Pres, indicated by exuberant applause for his most emphatic statements, may well have impressed TV viewers that Nixon was scoring telling points on every issue; holds news-conf format, which in Houston context seemed to pit lone man against battalion seeking to draw blood, lent itself well to what Nixon is apparently trying to achieve, namely a reversal of his declining popularity and credibility with public; says format permits him to speak informally on range of issues and represents Pres as accessible, candid and occasionally witty, which are important counters to his reputation as loner; says news conf makes for better TV show than speech as format has elements of drama, suspense and occassionally comedy (L)
Date: 21 March 1974
By MICHAEL T. KAUFMAN
Michael KAUFMAN
Huntley, Chet
Date: 22 March 1974
Assemblyman Kenneth A Gewertz has asked NJ Gov Byrne to require newspapers with offices in State House to pay rent and phone bills; estimates that free office space and phone service is costing state $130,000 a yr; spokesman for Byrne says adm will meet with newspaper and wire service execs before making decision
Date: 21 March 1974
By ERIC PACE
Eric PACE
NY Times reporter Andrew H Malcolm wins Polk Journalism award for articles on no-knock drug raids by Fed narcotics agents on homes of innocent Ill residents (S)