Former Giants HC Brian Daboll Sparks Social Media Frenzy After “Begging for a Second Chance” With Bills Following His Firing
East Rutherford, November 11, 2025 – Just hours after being dramatically fired by the New York Giants on Tuesday morning, former head coach Brian Daboll sent shockwaves through NFL social media with an emotional post on X — publicly “begging” for a chance to return to the
Buffalo Bills, the team where he reached the peak of his career as offensive coordinator (OC) before departing in 2022.
“Thank you, Giants, for the four-year ride. But if Sean McDermott has a spare seat on the bus in Orchard Park, I’m ready to hold the play sheet again — as long as I can call plays for Josh Allen one more time. #BillsMafia, can I come home?”
Attached was a throwback photo of Daboll and Josh Allen from the 2021 playoffs, alongside the hashtag #TakeMeBackToBuffalo, which rocketed to the No. 3 trending topic globally within 90 minutes.
The Bills Mafia responded like fireworks: over 120,000 likes, 25,000 retweets, and a flood of “Daboll coming home” memes filled X timelines. One fan joked, “You left us for New York — fine. But if you’re coming back, bring wings for the whole team!”
Meanwhile, Giants fans blasted the move as “the ultimate betrayal.” One viral comment read: “Got fired and went crawling back to Buffalo? Big Blue really can’t keep anyone.”
Daboll was once hailed as the offensive mastermind who elevated the
Bills from mediocrity to Super Bowl contention between 2018–2021, guiding Josh Allen’s rise and helping Buffalo post a 49–31 record under Sean McDermott. He left in 2022 to become the Giants’ HC on a five-year deal and led them to the playoffs in his debut season (9–7–1, Wild Card win). But the following years spiraled downward:
Meanwhile, the Buffalo Bills are surging at 6–3, with their offense thriving under OC
Joe Brady, Daboll’s successor. Head coach Sean McDermott hasn’t commented publicly, but sources told The Athletic he “laughed out loud” upon seeing the post and told staff, “That’s classic Daboll — always knows how to make a scene.”
That reply instantly pushed
#DabollBackToBuffalo to No. 1 trending in the U.S., turning a firing story into one of the most viral moments of the 2025 NFL season.
At 50, Daboll is now one of the league’s most intriguing free agents. While the
Steelers and Raiders have reportedly reached out regarding OC openings, his heartfelt post reignited nostalgia among Bills Mafia — and transformed a career setback into a public love letter to Buffalo.
As the Giants brace for a full rebuild, Daboll seems ready to begin his next chapter — perhaps right back where it all began.
Cowboys’ Dak Prescott Called NFL’s ‘Most Overrated QB’
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Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott.
The last decade has been an incredible run for Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott … in the regular season and in his checking account.
That’s not going to create many legacies.
Until Prescott can find some modicum of playoff success, he’s going to continue winding up at the top of lists like the one Bleacher Report’s Alex Kay just put out ranking the NFL’s Most Overrated Quarterbacks.
In a sad, small victory, at least Prescott didn’t take the No. 1 spot. That belonged to Baltimore Ravens quarterback and 2-time NFL MVP Lamar Jackson, who Prescott finished as runner-up to in the 2023 NFL MVP vote. Prescott was in the No. 4 spot.
“The Dallas Cowboys have been riding with Dak Prescott as their starting quarterback for a decade now,” Kay wrote. “While he’s helped the team emerge as a playoff contender for much of that run, his stunning lack of success in the postseason has also held this proud franchise back from reaching its potential.”
The Cowboys are 3-5-1 and still firmly in the NFC Wild Card hunt headed into a Week 11 road game against the Las Vegas Raiders on Monday Night Football — with Prescott playing some of the best football of his career this season.
Prescott Guiding One of NFL’s Best Offenses
While the Cowboys have been atrocious on defense this season — 31st out of 32 teams in overall defense — the offense has been one of the NFL’s crown jewels.
Prescott is sixth in the NFL in passing through 9 games with 2,319 yards, 17 touchdowns and 6 interceptions, with all of the Top 3 passers yet to have their bye week — the Cowboys are coming off their bye in Week 10.
The storyline of Prescott’s career has been defined by his regular season success as much as his postseason failures — he’s 2-5 in the playoffs — but more than that it’s been defined by his incredible timing when it comes to new contracts.
Twice in his career, Prescott has become the NFL’s highest paid player of all time. In 2020, he became the NFL’s first $40 million per yer player when he signed a 4-year, $160 million contract. In 2024, he became the NFL’s first $60 million per year player when he signed a 4-year, $240 million contract.
When Prescott’s current deal runs out following the 2028 season, he’ll have approximately $436.3 million in career earnings.
Prescott Called ‘Not Most Respected’ in Locker Room
Prescott got some relief from the criticism lobbed his way almost continually throughout each offseason of his career as former Cowboys edge rusher Micah Parsons and owner Jerry Jones drew almost all of that fire with their ongoing, messy contract dispute.
That’s not to say some people still weren’t going out of their way to take digs at Prescott, including the No. 1 Cowboys hater in the world — ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith — when Smith questioned the level of respect Prescott garners in his own locker room.
“Do people respect the man who they know isn’t going to show up in January?” Smith asked on ESPN’s First Take on May 15. ” … I think he’s a fabulous regular season quarterback who does an outstanding job of making sure he gets paid.”
The Cowboys haven’t advanced to the NFC Championship Game since following the 1995 season — also the same year they last won the Super Bowl. It’s the longest NFC Championship Game drought out of the 16 NFC teams.
