The Miami Dolphins parted ways with former head coach Mike McDaniel nearly two weeks ago following a second straight losing season that saw Miami miss out on the playoffs for the second time in the coach’s four seasons with the club.
In the 12 days since the Dolphins and McDaniel called it quits, the 42-year-old coach interviewed with multiple teams regarding their head coaching openings — but on Tuesday night, it was announced by multiple media outlets that McDaniel’s next coaching opportunity wouldn’t be of the head coach variety, but as an offensive coordinator.
McDaniel is finalizing a deal to join Jim Harbaugh and the Los Angeles Chargers as the team’s new offensive coordinator — replacing former coordinator Greg Roman.
While McDaniel is still a candidate with the Las Vegas Raiders and Baltimore Ravens for their head coaching vacancies, no official deal has been signed as of this writing, but according to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network, McDaniel is expected to forgo those opportunities to work with quarterback Justin Herbert.
After turning 2020 number five overall draft pick Tua Tagovailoa into a player who led the National Football League in passing yards in 2023, McDaniel now gets to work with the quarterback Miami passed over to select Tagovailoa just one slot before the Chargers selected Herbert in that very same draft.
