Cincinnati Bengals head coach Zac Taylor says football was the last thing on Sean McDermott's mind after Damar Hamlin's medical emergency ... revealing the Buffalo Bills head coach told him, "I need to be at the hospital."
Taylor opened up to reporters for the first time since Monday Night Football on Wednesday ... breaking down what exactly happened after Hamlin left the field in an ambulance.
The fourth-year coach said he always knew McDermott to be nothing but the utmost professional ... and proved it as he handled the serious situation, and whether the game would continue.