By hiring Joe Brady, Buffalo Bills seemingly wanted to avoid troubling NFL trend

Brandon Beane, president of football operations and general manager for the Buffalo BIlls, and head coach Joe Brady take turns answering questions during a press conference that introduced Brady as the new head coach at the Bills field house in Orchard Park on Jan. 29, 2026. | Tina MacIntyre-Yee/Democrat and Chronicle / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images The Buffalo Bills hiring of Joe Brady as their head coach to immediately succeed Sean McDermott got me thinking all the way back in January.