Dolphins to hire Jeff Hafley as next head coach, per reports

Packers Bears Football Green Bay Packers coach Jeff Hafley before an NFL wild-card football game against the Chicago Bears Saturday, Jan.10, 2026, in Chicago.(AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps) (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.) (Jeffrey Phelps/AP)

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — The Miami Dolphins have found their next head coach.

According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Dolphins are hiring Jeff Hafley to replace Mike McDaniel as the team’s head coach.

Hafley comes over after serving as the defensive coordinator for the Green Bay Packers.

He interviewed twice with Miami, the second of which coming on Monday.

The Dolphins hired former Green Bay VP of Player Personnel John-Eric Sullivan to be the teams new general manager earlier this month.

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