Sean McDermott’s opening statement: Before I get started, I just want to take a minute to express my appreciation publicly for a couple people starting with Terry and Kim Pegula. The support that they give us is second to none, their commitment to winning is second to none in this league and to that I’m extremely appreciative. To Brandon (Beane) and our staffs that daily stand behind both of us and support us ... to our players, there’s no group of players to me that have stood and worked day in and day out as hard as these players have worked this past season and for that I’m extremely appreciative. To our fans, just being here three years now, this fan base is as loyal and as passionate as I’ve ever been around. To meet us at the airport at two o’clock in the morning in January to show their appreciation the way that they do week in and week out, year in and year out, it’s unique and special and for that I’m extremely appreciative. ...
I do want to take a moment before we get into the football part of it to also express my appreciation and respect for Lorenzo Alexander and his family and the job that he’s done as a leader on and off the field and in our community here in Western New York. That goes a long way and he’s been a tremendous asset to me as the head coach and connecting our message to the locker room. I just want to take a minute to wish him well and thank him for everything he’s done in the past couple of years.
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