Miami will bring on the 49ers' offensive coordinator as the franchise's next head coach.
Update: The Dolphins announced that they have agreed terms with Mike McDaniel and that he will be their next head coach.
The Miami Dolphins are working on a deal to make San Francisco 49ers offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel their next head coach, NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reported Sunday night.
This is McDaniel's first head coaching job after spending more than a decade working with Kyle Shanahan. McDaniel got his first NFL opportunity as an apprentice under Kyle's dad Mike. He then joined the coaching staff of the Houston Texans with Kyle. After a year in the UFL with the Sacramento Mountain Lions, he returned to the NFL and Shanahan staff in Washington. McDaniel stayed with Kyle as The OC moved to Cleveland, Atlanta, and then to San Francisco.
If the deal goes through, McDaniel will replace Brian Flores, who was fired after three seasons as head coach of the Dolphins. Flores had two consecutive winning seasons when he was fired and is currently suing the NFL and all 32 teams in a class action suit around discrimination.
The Dolphins were 9-8 in 2021 and Flores has accused owner Stephen Ross of wanting to tank early. The organization has had difficulties deciding whether Tua Tagovailoa is the QB of the future, with Front Office reportedly pushing to acquire DeShawn Watson. The Dolphins have made two playoff appearances in the past 20 seasons and last won a playoff game since the 2000 regular season game.