The Miami Dolphins fired head coach Mike McDaniel on Thursday, ending his four-year stint with the team following a 7-10 2025 regular season. The rumors and speculation has Miami looking toward former Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh as their top choice to take over the reins of a team that has not won a playoff game since 2000, but there are plenty of suitors for Harbaugh and there is no guarantee he lands in Miami. Who is could be on the list of possible hires?
The Dolphins are expected to fill their vacant general manager position before moving to...
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The Miami Dolphins are not messing around as they look to rebuild a franchise that has underperformed the last two seasons. The 2025 NFL regular season ended on Sunday, the Dolphins began requesting interviews for their vacant general manager position on Monday, they conducted an initial round of virtual interviews on Tuesday, cut their list to a final four of candidates on Wednesday, and fired head coach Mike McDaniel on Thursday. The team is moving quickly and decisively in 2026, and they do not seem to be slowing down.
According to ESPN’s Jeff Darlington, a former Dolphins beat reporter, the...
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The Miami Dolphins have fired head coach Mike McDaniel. The move comes after the 2025 season spun out of control. Miami makes the move after ending the season with a 7-10 record, including a 38-10 loss to the New England Patriots in Week 18 to close out the regular season.
The Dolphins started the season with a 1-6 record, stumbling their way out of the gate and falling flat by midseason. Things somewhat turned around in the second half of the year, including a four-game win streak by Miami, but in the end, it was not enough to satisfy the...
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The Miami Dolphins’ search for a new general manager is advancing quickly, with the team dropping their initial eight candidates to a final four on Wednesday. According to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, Miami is setting up in-person interviews with Los Angeles Chargers assistant general manager Chad Alexander, Green Bay Packers Vice President of player personnel Jon-Eric Sullivan, San Francisco 49ers director of scouting and football operations Josh Williams, and Dolphins interim general manager Champ Kelly.
The team held a first round of virtual interviews Tuesday and Wednesday with the four finalists as well as 49ers Vice President of player personnel...
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The Miami Dolphins currently do not have a head coach vacancy.
Head coach Mike McDaniel survived the infamous “Black Monday”, and still has his job—for now.
However, following John Harbaugh’s dismissal from the Baltimore Ravens earlier this week, reports suggested that the Dolphins ownership had a “real affinity” for Harbaugh.
Certainly, Dolphins owner Stephen Ross is close to the Harbaugh family. Ross not only once tried to hire John’s brother Jim Harbaugh as the head coach of the Dolphins back in 2011, but he is also a big donor to the University of Michigan, where Jim was the head coach...
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The Miami Dolphins’ 2025 season came to a close with another year of missing the playoffs. This offseason is set to be one of change for the Dolphins, who will at least have a new general manager to run the front office, but may also be looking for a new quarterback and, possibly, head coach, before 2026 begins.
Which brings us...
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Now that the Miami Dolphins’ disastrous 2025 campaign has finally concluded, it’s time for a wellness check for this franchise’s fanbase.
How are we feeling at the beginning of the offseason for Miami?
What are your feelings on keeping Mike McDaniel as the team’s head coach for another season? Would you be interested in firing him in order to get a formal interview with former Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh scheduled? If Miami let go of McDaniel, but didn’t land Harbaugh, what would your backup plan be if you were general manager? Speaking of… who is going to be...
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Man, what a good ending.
Oh, sorry; I just finished Stranger Things.
The Dolphins’ 2025 season?
Let’s just say I’m not nearly as sad to say goodbye to that.
Regardless of how bleak that might be.
They followed my advice (I know because of both their loyal readership and their unreturned fan mail) and didn’t play De’Von Achane or Jaylen Waddle. Austin Jackson, Darren Waller, Chop Robinson, and Minkah Fitzpatrick also didn’t participate, due to various reasons, leaving most of the reps to depth guys.
That’s genuinely swell.
It avoids any...
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The Miami Dolphins may be in the John Harbaugh sweepstakes — or they may not be. If you’re reading the tea leaves on that one — and Josina Anderson’s social media posts — it seems like Dolphins owner Stephen Ross has been in contact with Harbaugh’s representatives. We will see if that materializes into a Mike McDaniel firing and and an official interview with the former Baltimore Ravens head coach, but in the meantime, a member of the Dolphins organization who is in demand for head coach openings has been requested to interview for the second of such jobs.
Earlier...
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After a losing season, the Miami Dolphins are rewarded with the second toughest schedule in 2026. It’s a tad early to look that far ahead when this season hasn’t even finished yet. But on paper, it is a tough task for a Dolphins team that is going to look a tad different entering next season.
You can check out that story here, and the rest of the day’s round-up below.
Miami Dolphins schedule for 2026: 2nd toughest in NFL The Miami Dolphins have had two straight losing seasons and now their 2026 schedule of opponents has been revealed as the...
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The Miami Dolphins are in the midst of interviews regarding their vacant general manager position, but could potential head coaching interviews materialize soon?
Just yesterday, current Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel met with the South Florida media and intimated that his job seemed to be safe — however, a new wildcard has emerged in that department, and it’s one with a very familiar name.
On Tuesday, the Baltimore Ravens fired their longtime head coach John Harbaugh after 18 seasons with the organization. During that time, Harbaugh led the franchise to a 180-113 record, with a 13-11 record in the playoffs...
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The Miami Dolphins announced on Monday six candidates for their vacant general manager position, requesting interviews with each of them. San Francisco 49ers Vice President of Player Personnel Tari Aham, 49ers Assistant General Manager RJ Gillen, 49ers Director of Scouting and Football Operations Josh Williams, Philadelphia Eagles Assistant General Manager Alec Halaby, Los Angeles Rams Assistant General Manager John McKay, and Green Bay Packers Vice President of Player Personnel Jon-Eric Sullivan were all listed as potential hires. On Tuesday, a seventh name was added to the list.
ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler added Los Angeles Chargers Assistant General Manager Chad Alexander to...
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