The Miami Dolphins fired head coach Brian Flores earlier this week after three playoff-less seasons, leaving them in search of a new head coach for the ninth time since Don Shula retired in 1996.
There are currently seven candidates who have been interviewed or are being interviewed for the job, according to NFL.com.
Here is a glance at each in alphabetical order.
Thomas Brown (interview completed)
Age: 35
Current Team: Los Angeles Rams
Current Position: Assistant Head Coach/Running Backs Coach
Dolphins Connection: None
NFL Experience: 2 years as running back; 2 years coaching
Previous Head Coaching Experience: None
Resume:
- Atlanta Falcons (2008)
- Cleveland Browns (2009)
- Georgia Bulldogs, strength and conditioning coach (2011)
- Chattanooga Mocs, running backs coach (2012)
- Marshall Thundering Herd running backs coach (2013)
- Wisconsin Badgers running backs coach (2014)
- Georgia Bulldogs running backs coach (2015)
- Miami Hurricanes, offensive coordinator/running backs coach (2016-18)
- South Carolina Gamecocks running backs coach (2019)
- Los Angeles Rams running backs coach (2020)
- Los Angeles Rams, assistant head coach/running backs coach (2021-present)
Brian Daboll (hired as New York Giants head coach)
Age: 46
Current Team: Buffalo Bills
Current Position: Offensive Coordinator
Dolphins Connection: Spent 2011 season as offensive coordinator under Tony Sparano; coached quarterback Tua Tagovailoa in college
NFL Experience: 21 years coaching
Previous Head Coaching Experience: None
Resume:
- Michigan State Spartans graduate assistant (1998-99)
- New England Patriots defensive assistant (2000-01)
- New England Patriots wide receivers coach (2002-06)
- New York Jets quarterbacks coach (2007-08)
- Cleveland Browns offensive coordinator (2009-10)
- Miami Dolphins offensive coordinator (2011)
- Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator (2012)
- New England Patriots tight ends coach (2013-16)
- Alabama Crimson Tide offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach (2017)
- Buffalo Bills offensive coordinator (2018-21)
Leslie Frazier (interview completed)
Age: 62
Current Team: Buffalo Bills
Current Position: Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator
Dolphins Connection: None
NFL Experience: 5 years as cornerback; 23 years coaching
Previous Head Coaching Experience: Led Minnesota Vikings to 3-3 finish as interim head coach in 2010 after Brad Childress fired; Named full-time head coach in 2011, leading Vikings to 18-29-1 record and NFC title game over next three seasons
Resume:
- Chicago Bears (1981-85)
- Trinity International Trojans head coach (1988-96)
- Illinois Fighting Illini defensive backs coach (1997-98)
- Philadelphia Eagles defensive backs coach (1999-2002)
- Cincinnati Bengals defensive coordinator (2003-04)
- Indianapolis Colts defensive assistant (2005)
- Indianapolis Colts assistant head coach/defensive backs coach (2006)
- Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator (2007)
- Minnesota Vikings assistant head coach/defensive coordinator (2008-10)
- Minnesota Vikings head coach (2011-13)
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive coordinator (2014-15)
- Baltimore Ravens secondary coach (2016)
- Buffalo Bills assistant head coach/defensive coordinator (2017-present)
Vance Joseph (interview completed)
Age: 49
Current Team: Arizona Cardinals
Current Position: Defensive Coordinator
Dolphins Connection: Spent 2016 season as defensive coordinator under Adam Gase
NFL Experience: 2 years as defensive back; 17 years coaching
Previous Head Coaching Experience: Led Denver Broncos to 11-21 record in two seasons; served as acting head coach in 37-14 win against Cleveland Browns in October after Kliff Kingsbury tested positive for COVID-19
Resume:
- New York Jets (1995)
- Indianapolis Colts (1996)
- Colorado Buffaloes graduate assistant (1999-2001)
- Colorado Buffaloes defensive backs coach (2002-03)
- Bowling Green Falcons defensive backs coach (2004)
- San Francisco 49ers assistant defensive backs coach (2005)
- San Francisco 49ers defensive backs coach (2006-10)
- Houston Texans defensive backs coach (2011-13)
- Cincinnati Bengals defensive backs coach (2014-15)
- Miami Dolphins defensive coordinator (2016)
- Denver Broncos head coach (2017-18)
- Arizona Cardinals defensive coordinator (2019-present)
Mike McDaniel (second interview pending)
Age: 38
Current Team: San Francisco 49ers
Current Position: Offensive Coordinator
Dolphins Connection: None
NFL Experience: 14 years coaching
Previous Head Coaching Experience: None
Resume:
- Houston Texans offensive assistant (2006-08)
- Sacramento Mountain Lions running backs coach (2009-10)
- Washington Redskins offensive assistant (2011-12)
- Washington Redskins wide receivers coach (2013)
- Cleveland Browns wide receivers coach (2014)
- Atlanta Falcons offensive assistant (2015-16)
- San Francisco 49ers run game coordinator (2017-2020)
- San Francisco 49ers offensive coordinator (2021-present)
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Kellen Moore (second interview pending)
Age: 33
Current Team: Dallas Cowboys
Current Position: Offensive Coordinator
Dolphins Connection: None
NFL Experience: 6 years as quarterback; 4 years coaching
Previous Head Coaching Experience: None
Resume:
- Detroit Lions (2012-14)
- Dallas Cowboys (2015-17)
- Dallas Cowboys quarterbacks coach (2018)
- Dallas Cowboys offensive coordinator (2019-present)
Dan Quinn (withdrew from consideration)
Age: 51
Current Team: Dallas Cowboys
Current Position: Defensive Coordinator
Dolphins Connection: Spent two seasons as defensive line coach under Nick Saban
NFL Experience: 19 years coaching
Previous Head Coaching Experience: Led Atlanta Falcons to 43-42 record, NFC South Division title, back-to-back playoff berths and Super Bowl appearance in five-plus seasons
Resume:
- William & Mary Tribe defensive line coach (1994)
- VMI Keydets defensive line coach (1995)
- Hofstra Pride defensive line coach (1996-1999)
- Hofstra Pride defensive coordinator/defensive line coach (2000)
- San Francisco 49ers defensive quality control coach (2001-02)
- San Francisco 49ers defensive line coach (2003-04)
- Miami Dolphins defensive line coach (2005-06)
- New York Jets defensive line coach (2007-08)
- Seattle Seahawks assistant head coach/defensive line coach (2009-10)
- Florida Gators defensive coordinator/defensive line coach (2011-12)
- Seattle Seahawks defensive coordinator (2013-14)
- Atlanta Falcons head coach (2015-2020)
- Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator (2021-present)
