The coach pointed out that Hauschka's history with Bills special teams coordinator Danny Crossman contributed to the Bills' decision to sign the kicker. They were together when Crossman coached with the Detroit Lions.

McDermott went out of his way to praise the performances of Hauschka and punter Colton Schmidt, who the coach also complimented on Wednesday.

"We feel like the relationship between those two and (long-snapper) Reid (Ferguson), that’s an important dynamic with those three and the trust that’s built over the time that they’ve been together," McDermott said. "I count on Stephen a lot and Colton for just some leadership type communication and they’ve done a great job of that, so it’s been fun to watch."