The Buffalo Bills are officially two-for-two in locking up their front office leaders in 2020.
The team announced on Thursday that general manager Brandon Beane was signed to a multi-year contract extension. Terms of the deal have not yet been disclosed.
In August, Buffalo signed head coach Sean McDermott to an extension as well. One could expect that Beane’s deal mirrors the coach’s in terms of length. McDermott’s deal runs for six years through the 2025 season.
Both Beane and McDermott joined the Bills (9-3) in 2017. McDermott, however, joined the organization prior to that year’s draft. Just hours after it, the club fired the scouting staff and former GM, Doug Whaley and went on to hire Beane.
Since then, the Bills have 34-26 overall record and are currently in the driver’s seat in regard to winning their first AFC East title since 1995. That comes after the McDermott-Beane duo ended a near two-decade playoff drought already.
The pair are currently in the midst of their fourth season in western New York. Both McDermott and Beane worked together in the Carolina Panthers organization prior to joining the Bills.
Team co-owners Terry and Kim Pegula released this joint statement following the announcement:
“Brandon is an outstanding leader, and he has brought a great level of stability throughout our organization. One of the things we appreciate and respect about Brandon is that he is very thorough in his decision-making process. No decision he makes comes without a great deal of study and research. We appreciate his strong communication skills, and he works extremely well with us, with Sean and with all levels of the organization. We are happy to extend his contract and to have Brandon and Sean leading our football team for many years to come.”
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