REVEALED: WHAT JOSH ALLEN THINKS ABOUT SEAN MCDERMOTT'S FIRING AND ERRATIC BILLS OWNER TERRY PEGULA

Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen's opinion of and relationship with Terry Pegula has been revealed following the team owner's bombshell press conference. 

The Bills owner went on the attack on Wednesday in an erratic press conference explaining why he fired Sean McDermott as head coach that appears to have only created more chaos within the franchise and its fanbase. 

During the explosive remarks, Pegula claimed that Allen's devastation in the locker room following the Bills' playoff exit impacted his decision to dismiss McDermott but revealed that he did not consult the signal caller before pulling the trigger. 

However, despite the turbulence inside the Bills organization, Allen, while 'appreciative' of his time under McDermott, is said to have confidence in the direction of the franchise amid the change.

Buffalo Bills beat writer Jay Skurski reported that Allen 'has faith in the leadership of the team under Terry Pegula and Brandon Beane.'

Furthermore, the signal caller will reportedly take an active role in the upcoming head coaching interviews, despite being omitted from the decision to fire McDermott.

On Wednesday, Pegula said that the decision to fire McDermott was based solely on the 33-30 overtime defeat to Denver Broncos last Saturday, rather than his overall body of work as head coach.

'I know we can do better and I know we will get better,' Pegula said. 'My decision to bring in a new coach was based on the results of our game in Denver.

'If I can take you into that locker room, I felt we hit the proverbial playoff wall year after year. I just sensed, in that locker room, where do we go from here with what we have? And that was the basis of my decision. I need to keep saying that, it was feeling the moment, being there.'

It also emerged that Allen, who left the Broncos game in tears at the loss, may need surgery on his foot but if he does, he should be fine for OTAs later in the year.

Pegula added that he did not discuss his decision to fire McDermott with Allen before he made the move but said he will be involved in bringing in the new head coach.

'We are focused on bringing a Super Bowl to Buffalo,' Pegula said. 'We have an MVP quarterback. I am looking forward to having a successful coaching search. I know this is a desirable job. Our phones are ringing.' 

McDermott's Bills came agonizingly to a Super Bowl appearance in recent years, with the Kansas City Chiefs beating them in the 2024 and 2020 AFC Championship games.

He has reached the postseason in seven of his eight full campaigns in charge, suffering three Divisional round defeats, two Wild Card exits and as many AFC Championship game losses.

With the Chiefs, Baltimore Ravens and Cincinnati Bengals - the AFC's powerhouses in recent years - failing to make the postseason this year, it had been viewed as the Bills' ultimate chance to win the Super Bowl. 

However, with the Bills failing to make it to the big game yet again, McDermott would not be handed another chance. 

Pegula confirmed the decision on Monday, also announcing that Beane had been promoted to president of football operations. 

Beane will oversee his first coaching search since arriving in Buffalo five months after McDermott, who replaced Rex Ryan following two seasons.

Pegula sparked backlash with his remarks during Wednesday's press conference with the most controversial coming as he addressed the Bills' selection of Keon Coleman. 

In his most sensational revelation, Pegula blamed McDermott and his coaches for drafting the problematic wide receiver with the 33rd pick of the 2024 NFL Draft - Coleman was benched in the 2025 campaign for bad timekeeping and told to 'grow up' by teammate Dion Dawkins.

The owner's comments came as he defended the move to promote Beane from general manager to President of Football Operations on the same day McDermott was fired - a decision slammed by the Bills fanbase.

'Can I interrupt? I'll address the Keon situation,' Pegula said as a question was posed to Beane about the Bills wide receivers. 'The coaching staff pushed to draft Keon. I'm not saying Brandon wouldn't have drafted him but he wasn't his next choice.

'That was Brandon being a team player and taking the advice of his coaching staff who felt strongly about the player. He's taken, for some reason, heat over it and not saying a word about it. I am here to tell you the true story.'

Coleman, 22, is still on the Bills roster and is midway through a four-year deal worth around $10million. And Pegula's comments are all the more baffling as one of those members of the coaching staff who he criticized, Joe Brady, is being interviewed over becoming the new head coach. Brady was offensive coordinator under McDermott.

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2026-01-22T15:00:10Z