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“I knowledgeable Mike McDaniel this morning that he has been relieved of his duties as head coach.”
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The Miami Dolphins fired coach Mike McDaniel on Thursday following a 7-10 season by which Miami missed the playoffs for the second straight yr.
The choice ends McDaniel’s four-year tenure in Miami, a interval outlined by hovering expectations that in the end went unfulfilled.
“After cautious analysis and intensive discussions for the reason that season ended, I’ve made the choice that our group is in want of complete change,” Dolphins proprietor Stephen Ross said in an announcement Thursday morning. “I knowledgeable Mike McDaniel this morning that he has been relieved of his duties as head coach.”
The Dolphins went 35-32 underneath McDaniel, reaching the playoffs his first two seasons however dropping within the first spherical every time. Miami missed the postseason in 2024 after being eradicated by the Jets within the regular-season finale. This yr, their postseason hopes ended with a loss to Pittsburgh in Week 15, making certain that their 25-year playoff-win drought — the longest streak within the NFL — would proceed.
Miami parted methods with longtime normal supervisor Chris Grier on Oct. 31 and commenced its seek for a brand new normal supervisor this week. However a disjointed end to the season that noticed former first-round decide Tua Tagovailoa get benched proved the ultimate straw for Ross, who determined to maneuver on from McDaniel, the quirky, dry-witted wunderkind head coach as soon as considered because the franchise’s future.
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