Dolphins hire Jeff Hafley, ex-Packers defensive coordinator, as next head coach: reports

Another apical caput manager campaigner is disconnected the committee successful the NFL.

The Miami Dolphins, who moved connected from Mike McDaniel aft a 35-33 grounds done 4 seasons, are reportedly hiring ex-Green Bay Packers antiaircraft coordinator Jeff Hafley to beryllium their adjacent caput coach, according to aggregate reports.

Hafley completed his 2nd interrogation with Miami connected Monday, and the Dolphins intelligibly loved what they heard again from the antheral who has been making a sanction for himself the past 2 seasons successful Green Bay.

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Defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley of the Green Bay Packers looks connected earlier the crippled against the Baltimore Ravens astatine Lambeau Field connected Dec. 27, 2025 successful Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Michael Reaves/Getty Images)

While Hafley had caput coaching experience, spending 4 years from 2020-23 arsenic Boston College’s person connected the sideline, helium has ne'er held the relation successful the NFL.

The prosecute makes tons of consciousness erstwhile you look astatine the archetypal 1 proprietor Stephen Ross and the Dolphins made this offseason.

Jon-Eric Sullivan was brought successful arsenic first-year wide manager aft moving his mode done the Packers’ beforehand bureau since 2004, yet serving arsenic vice president of subordinate unit implicit the past 4 seasons.

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With Sullivan aboard, Ross stayed successful the family, hiring Hafley with enactment from his caller GM.

Hafley, 46, has seen occurrence successful Green Bay connected the antiaircraft broadside of the ball, with his portion ranking 9th successful yards allowed per crippled implicit the past 2 seasons. The Packers’ defence has besides allowed the eighth-fewest points per crippled implicit that span.

During his 4 years with Boston College arsenic caput coach, Hafley owned a 22-26 record. And that came aft years of enactment successful the NFL with assorted teams.

Green Bay Packers antiaircraft coordinator Jeff Hafley gives a thumbs up during Green Bay Packers Training Camp connected Aug. 1, 2024, astatine Ray Nitschke Field successful Ashwaubenon, WI. (Larry Radloff/Icon Sportswire)

Hafley spent clip arsenic a antiaircraft backs manager for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Cleveland Browns and San Francisco 49ers from 2012-18. And helium bounced astir assemblage earlier that, opening with Worcester Polytechnic Institute arsenic their moving backs manager earlier stops astatine Albany, Pittsburgh, Rutgers and Ohio State.

Hafley was the Buckeyes’ antiaircraft coordinator during the 2019 play earlier heading to Boston College.

As they look up to his caller authorities successful Miami, some Hafley and Sullivan indispensable reply the biggest question for the franchise: Is Tua Tagovailoa inactive the reply astatine quarterback?

Tagovailoa was not mentioned erstwhile Sullivan was discussing gathering blocks for the squad moving into 2026 portion speaking with section media members. He signed a four-year hold successful July 2024 for $212.4 cardinal — the astir costly declaration successful franchise history.

But Tagovailoa has struggled successful his 25 games since then, particularly successful 2025 with 15 interceptions to 20 touchdowns. He owns a 12-13 grounds successful the past 2 seasons with the Dolphins.

Green Bay Packers antiaircraft coordinator Jeff Hafley speaks during a property league Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024, astatine Lambeau Field successful Green Bay, Wis. (IMAGN)

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The Dolphins bash person immoderate cardinal figures to physique around, though, including De’Von Achane being 1 of the apical moving backs successful the NFL.

Miami has missed the playoffs the past 2 seasons and has not secured a playoff triumph since 2000. The squad volition anticipation Hafley tin alteration that close away.

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