Jeff Hafley hired as coach of Miami Dolphins
AP News • • sports
Key Points:
- The Miami Dolphins hired Jeff Hafley, former Packers defensive coordinator, as their new head coach to lead a franchise that hasn't won a playoff game in 25 years, replacing Mike McDaniel who was fired after a 35-33 record over four seasons.
- Hafley, 46, left his head coaching position at Boston College in 2024 to join Green Bay and will now reunite with new Dolphins GM Jon-Eric Sullivan, with whom he worked in Green Bay.
- Dolphins owner Stephen Ross praised Hafley’s leadership and motivational skills, continuing Ross's pattern of hiring head coaches without prior NFL head coaching experience.
- The Dolphins are undergoing an organizational reset, likely involving a search for a new quarterback after benching T
