"He had many rules to follow -- a strictness that came from establishing a new culture. Video games, billiards and air hockey tables were taken out of the locker room. Explicit music wasn't allowed. Hats were barred from meetings. Players had to dress up for plane rides to away games. Players were announced out of the tunnel all at once before home games -- which some veteran players took issue with."
"As time has passed, cornhole has become a mainstay in the Bills' locker room. There's a hockey game table in the middle of one section of the locker room across from a small golf putting area and a table for card games. In recent seasons, a DJ was brought in to play music in the locker room. Plane attire varies from player to player. Starters are announced one at a time on game day."
Sean McDermott originally imposed strict locker-room rules, removing video games, billiards and air hockey, banning explicit music and hats in meetings, requiring players to dress up for plane rides and announcing players out of the tunnel all at once. Over nine seasons as Bills head coach, he has led an AFC contender with two AFC Championship appearances, five straight division titles and numerous records, with Josh Allen as the starting quarterback for eight seasons. In recent years McDermott has relaxed many rules: cornhole, a hockey game table, a golf putting area, card table and DJs now exist in the locker room, plane attire varies and starters are announced individually, with leadership responsibilities increasingly passed to veteran players.
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