MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Miami Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel on Monday spoke in regards to the team’s decision to part ways with common supervisor Chris Grier, saying the transfer was emotional however that he stays targeted on his obligations.
“For me personally, Chris is a guy that I’ve worked with every day since I’ve been here,” McDaniel stated. “So personally that, you know, I’m a human being and whether it’s football or it’s life things, you know, that’s an emotional toll when you realize that all right, things are going to be different.”
Grier, who had been with the group for greater than 20 years, determined to mutually part ways with the Dolphins on Friday after the crew fell to 2-7.
His firing got here simply days earlier than the NFL commerce deadline.
On Monday, the Dolphins dealt former first-round choose EDGE rusher Jaelan Phillips to the Philadelphia Eagles for a third-round choose.
McDaniel, who was employed by Grier in 2022, stated that whereas the change impacts him personally, his focus can’t shift.
“Having said that, none of my job and what people depend on me for has anything to do with any of my feelings,” he stated.
Reports acknowledged that indicated that crew proprietor Stephen Ross intends to preserve McDaniel in place by the tip of the season.
When requested whether or not he had obtained assurances about his job safety, McDaniel didn’t reply instantly, saying as a substitute that his consideration stays on making ready for the team’s subsequent problem — a divisional matchup in opposition to the Buffalo Bills (6-2) on Sunday at Hard Rock Stadium.
The Dolphins, who’ve made a number of roster and front-office strikes in latest days, are anticipated to stay lively because the commerce deadline approaches.
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