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Gase slated to interview with Arizona

- By Safid Deen

Former Miami Dolphins coach Adam Gase may not be without a job for too long.

Gase, who was fired Monday after three seasons as Dolphins coach, is scheduled to interview with the Arizona Cardinals on Wednesday, according to a report Tuesday by ESPN.

The Cardinals have promising quarterbac­k Josh Rosen, who just completed his rookie season already in tow, and hopes of hiring a coach that can turn his potential into results.

Perhaps Gase — who has a reputation for working with quarterbac­ks such as Peyton Manning, Jay Cutler, Tim Tebow, Ryan Tannehill and Brock Osweiler — could make that happen.

Gase was fired from Miami after a 23-26 record overall, which included a playoff loss in his first season in 2016. Gase was unable to sustain his success in Miami after leading the Dolphins to 10-6 in his first season, then 6-10 and 7-9 in the past two seasons.

ESPN also reported Gase heard from a “majority” of the eight teams that fired their coaches on Monday.

The Dolphins and Cardinals jobs are two of the eight available head coaching openings in the NFL at this point, along with the Cleveland Browns, Green Bay Packers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New York Jets, Denver Broncos and Cincinnati Bengals.

Gase could be an appealing option for a number of teams that already have a quarterbac­k in place such as the Cardinals, Packers (Aaron Rodgers), Browns (Baker Mayfield), Jets (Sam Darnold) and Buccaneers (Jameis Winston).

One team reportedly not interested in Gase is Denver, where he was an assistant coach from 2009-14. Broncos general manager John Elway told local reporters Monday that Gase would not be interviewe­d “at this point in time.”

As for Miami’s coaching search, the Dolphins have requested permission to interview New England Patriots defensive coordinato­r Brian Flores, Chicago Bears defensive coordinato­r Vic Fangio, Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinato­r Eric Bieniemy, Pittsburgh Steelers offensive line coach Mike Munchak and Dallas Cowboys secondary coach Kris Richards.

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