Sean McDermott
Sean McDermott

There's a reason the Panthers have been successful over the years and Cam Newton's a big factor in that equation. He does a great job.

Sean McDermott
Sean McDermott

You've got to make tough decisions, sometimes unpopular decisions... Whatever it is, if it's the right move at the right time, you've got to be also willing to make mistakes.

Sean McDermott
Sean McDermott

That's a sign of a good football team, where we can adjust and adapt to our surroundings.

Sean McDermott
Sean McDermott

What I look for are guys that work hard, have a great work ethic and embrace that underdog mentality a little bit. And certainly there is no substitute for toughness.

Sean McDermott
Sean McDermott

The team comes first. Not one person is more important than the other.

Sean McDermott
Sean McDermott

I knew I wanted to coach at an early age.

Sean McDermott
Sean McDermott

It's a life lesson that translates beyond football. You can share these things with your kids: Work hard, do things the right way and you have a chance.

Sean McDermott
Sean McDermott

Super Bowl parties are not my thing.

Sean McDermott
Sean McDermott

Coming to Buffalo three years, two and a half years ago, whatever it's been a lot of people said, 'Why are you going there? You're not going to be able to get it turned around.' But we got it turned around, with a lot of work yet to do.

Sean McDermott
Sean McDermott

It is unusual for a coach to call you, just from a fundamental standpoint and say 'hey we're watching what you do.'

Sean McDermott
Sean McDermott

My dad emphasized athletics. My mom did as well, but my mom was really hard on the academic end of things and always stressed, 'Hey, you've got to have the grades, you've got to be prepared for life outside of sports.'

Sean McDermott
Sean McDermott

Josh Allen has a strong arm, we all know that... I've been around the league to know it's one of the stronger arms, but there a lot of guys with strong arms.

Sean McDermott
Sean McDermott

I think that most people who know me would say that I'm an intense individual and very driven to win and enjoy the competition aspect of the game.

Sean McDermott
Sean McDermott

I used to go with my dad to wash windows at a grocery store on Sunday nights when it was closed because they didn't want anyone to be washing the windows when it was open.

Sean McDermott
Sean McDermott

I was a tough player, but I wasn't the most talented player.

Sean McDermott
Sean McDermott

Every vacation was taking my brother and I to camp, whether it was football camp, wrestling camp, or whatever it was.

Sean McDermott
Sean McDermott

The Buffalo Bills will never stop fighting.

Sean McDermott
Sean McDermott

I'm probably not one of the more vocal people around, but I do watch, I do listen and I try to learn from the people I watch.

Sean McDermott
Sean McDermott

It's always hard going against friends.

Sean McDermott
Sean McDermott

I've got nothing but very fond memories of my time in Carolina, both at the Panthers and in the community with the friends we made, our experiences and vacations we took.