The future of Mike McDaniel isn’t so uncertain anymore.
NFL Network reported on Monday that the Dolphins were planning on bringing back the head coach and McDaniel was asked about it during a press conference later in the day.
“My understanding is that I am the coach of the Miami Dolphins until I’m told otherwise,” McDaniel told reporters.
There had been questions surrounding McDaniel’s future in South Florida after the Dolphins struggled this season and finished the year with a 7-10 record after winning four straight games to end the 2025 campaign.
ESPN reported that despite the struggles, the team had faith in McDaniel and that the issues that plagued the team this past season were quarterback-related.
McDaniel told reporters that he is going to talk with team owner Stephen Ross regarding a successful push forward.
“We’re getting together later in the week to discuss what needs to be discussed,” McDaniel said. “We both share the sentiment that we’re not where we want to be, and in this business, you have to have a plan of action to improve that play. I think those discussions are very important and healthy, and I think the fan base is counting on that to occur.
“We’re not just dismissing this season as, ‘Oops, we’ll try again.’ No — you’re trying to attack things, control your controllables and the bottom line of ‘we need to improve this football team now,’ and set forth a plan to do that.”
The Dolphins are in need of a new general manager after they fired Chris Grier in October.
McDaniel is going to play a role in the hiring process of the next person to fill that role, though he did point out that he is going to “aid and assist,” but it is not his decision to make ultimately.
[Notigroup Newsroom in collaboration with other media outlets, with information from the following sources]
