The Miami Dolphins are signing head coach Mike McDaniel to a contract extension through the 2028 season, sources told Jeff Darlington of ESPN.
Miami is 20-14 since hiring McDaniel in 2022. Under his watch, the team built one of the NFL’s strongest offensive units led by quarterback Tua Tagovailoa and receivers Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle.
The Dolphins ranked first in total yards and second in points last year, and they looked like Super Bowl contenders for most of the regular season. McDaniel’s outfit claimed a historic 70-20 win over the Denver Broncos in Week 3 in which Miami became the first team in the Super Bowl era to score at least 70 points and set an NFL record with 726 yards on offense.
McDaniel has a strong working relationship with Dolphins general manager Chris Grier, CEO Tom Garfinkel, and Brandon Shore, the team’s senior vice president of football and business administration, notes Darlington.
The 41-year-old sideline boss helped the Dolphins reach the playoffs in each of the last two seasons. However, he’s 0-2 in the postseason. Miami hasn’t won a playoff game since the 2000 campaign.
