Mike McDaniel out as head coach of the Miami Dolphins.
Four seasons, 35-33 overall, 7-10 this season.
McDaniel’s first two seasons in Miami corresponded with a high-octane offense, back-to-back playoff berths for the first time since the early 2000s. That achievement put him alongside Don Shula and Dave Wannstedt as the only coaches in franchise history to make the postseason in their first two years.
Everything changed in 2024. Two games into the season and the Dolphins down 31-10 to the Buffalo Bills, Tagovailoa sustained a concussion. Miami would go 1-3 during Tagovailoa’s four-game stint on injured reserve. His return would yield middling results — the Dolphins went 5-4 but lost key matchups to the Green Bay Packers and Houston Texans — before he once again was injured, this time with a hip.
Also: Josh Grizzard out as offensive coordinator and Thad Lewis out as offensive assistant in Tampa Bay.