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McDaniel became the first Dolphins head coach since Nick Saban in 2005 to win his first game as Miami's head coach, and the first in franchise history to win a season opener as a rookie head coach. McDaniel also helped the Dolphins defeat the Bills for the first time since the 2018 season.
- 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
- Yale
- 180 lb (82 kg)
Mike McDaniel was named the 11th head coach in team history on Feb. 7, 2022. The 2023 season marked McDaniel's 17th in the NFL and second as a head coach. McDaniel has led Miami to the postseason in each of his two seasons (2022-23) as head coach, becoming just the third coach in Dolphins history to do so in his first two seasons, joining Don ...
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- A Life in Football. McDaniel concluded his playing career at Yale, but it was his childhood experience that opened a door into the coaching world. As a youth, McDaniel rode his bike to Broncos training camp on the campus of the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley, Colorado.
- Smashmouth Football. The Shanahan tree spans far and wide with the consistent feature of each branch coming from excellence in the run game. In 2006, McDaniel left the Broncos and joined fellow Shanahan pupil Gary Kubiak on the Houston Texans' staff.
- Players' Coach. "Absolute best in the game," Juszczyk said on Twitter when McDaniel was promoted to Niners offensive coordinator. "Nobody gets more out of his players than McDaniel!
- What Does the Man Who Can Do Anything Ultimately Do? Coach football, of course. "I didn't go into college thinking the end game was coaching football," McDaniel said.
Nov 24, 2023 · McDaniel’s current position in Miami is a product of the so-called ‘Sean McVay effect’ — a coaching movement in the NFL that saw teams shift away from more experienced, defensive-minded head...
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Aug 8, 2022 · McDaniel, the 39-year-old new coach of the Miami Dolphins, is a computer engineer of a football coach. “I’m not like any other head coach I’ve worked with,” he says. At about 5-foot-9 and 165...
Dec 6, 2023 · Around the NFL. Mike McDaniel on Dolphins currently being AFC's No. 1 seed: 'Call me when it's a 13-game season' Published: Dec 06, 2023 at 07:55 AM. Kevin Patra. Around the NFL Writer. The...
Jan 27, 2023 · Miami has until May 1 to pick up Tagovailoa's fifth-year option; the Dolphins can extend him or wait and see how he performs next season. "Everything is on the table for us," Grier said...
