No shortage of candidates to lead Dolphins’ defense
Longtime defensive coach Vic Fangio might be on Mike McDaniel’s list as coordinator.
Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel is set for his first major hire since bringing in his inaugural staff.
On Thursday, the Dolphins announced they parted ways with defensive coordinator Josh Boyer, who was the top holdover from former coach Brian Flores’ staff, along with three assistants.
McDaniel elected to retain Boyer, as well as multiple assistants, but after one season, he’s now searching for a new person to lead a defense that has a promising young core but struggled in
2022.
Here are five possible candidates for Miami’s defensive coordinator opening.
Vic Fangio, Eagles
Adefensive consultant: When McDaniel arrived in South Florida last February, it was widely speculated and reported that the first-time head coach sought out Fangio as his defensive coordinator. Instead, he retained Boyer and Fangio — who had just been fired as Denver Broncos head coach — spent the 2022 season as a defensive consultant for