{"id":688918,"date":"2026-01-19T15:17:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T15:17:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/688918\/"},"modified":"2026-01-19T15:17:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T15:17:13","slug":"sean-mcdermott-would-make-perfect-reunion-with-panthers-if-ejiro-evero-leaves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/688918\/","title":{"rendered":"Sean McDermott would make perfect reunion with Panthers if Ejiro Evero leaves"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"65\">The Buffalo Bills, perhaps astonishingly, fired Sean McDermott. It&#8217;s been a while, but he originally got into the coaching spotlight thanks to his work under Ron Rivera for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/panthers\/onsi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Carolina Panthers<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Bills fired HC Sean McDermott, per source. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/snnTXfzJaD\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/snnTXfzJaD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdamSchefter\/status\/2013255113909907725?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">January 19, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6b\">Right now, it&#8217;s not totally feasible for the Panthers to bring him back. They just extended Ejiro Evero, and they don&#8217;t really have a viable opening on their defensive staff, even if McDermott would take a relegation all the way back to defensive assistant. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6e\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/panthers\/onsi\/news\/falcons-pass-ejiro-evero-not-good-news-for-carolina-panthers\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">But if Evero leaves<\/a>, which is possible since he&#8217;s got two teams interested in him as a head coach, then McDermott would be the ideal reunion and new defensive coordinator. <\/p>\n<p>Fired Bills coach Sean McDermott would be ideal Ejiro Evero replacement<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6k\">Sean McDermott was a brilliant defensive coordinator for the Carolina Panthers, and he honestly should&#8217;ve taken over for Ron Rivera. McDermott left in 2018, and Rivera was fired in 2019. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6n\">McDermott went on to be one of the NFL&#8217;s better coaches in that time span, winning 98 out of 148 games and making the playoffs every year but one. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6q\">Ejiro Evero still has two chances to become a head coach (potentially three if the newly open Buffalo Bills call him), and if he does, then the Panthers should call McDermott. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6t\">He runs a different scheme than the Panthers currently do, and the personnel might not be ideal. Nevertheless, he was a very good coordinator and it could be really helpful to have a veteran with HC experience on the staff alongside Dave Canales. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6w\">He could not only coordinate the defense but help Canales with some game management, preseason tactics, and more that a head coach has to do. It would help alleviate some of the pressure on Canales, and it could open up the offense. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-10\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6z\">It remains unlikely that Evero will get hired away, and even if he does, McDermott could probably get a head coaching job somewhere and won&#8217;t want to coordinate for the Panthers. But it is a really nice thing to consider. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-11\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"72\">McDermott is the third veteran head coach who&#8217;s had tons of success to be fired, joining Mike Tomlin and John Harbaugh, who has since been hired again by the New York Giants. <\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Enjoy more free Panthers coverage with Carolina Panthers on SI &#8211;<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-13\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"78\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/panthers\/onsi\/news\/panthers-gm-comments-imply-unwilling-make-crucial-move\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Panthers GM\u2019s comments sound like he\u2019s unwilling to make right move<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-14\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7b\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/panthers\/onsi\/news\/cam-newton-snubbed-college-football-hall-fame-class-2026\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cam Newton snubbed from College Football Hall of Fame<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-15\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7e\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/panthers\/onsi\/draft\/5-prospects-carolina-panthers-watch-cfp-national-championship\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">5 CFP National Championship prospects for Panthers to watch<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-16\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7h\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/panthers\/onsi\/news\/carolina-panthers-seven-round-nfl-mock-draft-playoff-exit\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Carolina Panthers 1.0 mock draft after playoff elimination\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Buffalo Bills, perhaps astonishingly, fired Sean McDermott. 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