Miami Dolphins Fire GM Chris Grier, Mike McDaniel Likely Next as Team Hits Rock Bottom

Nick Pedone|published: Fri 31st October, 11:45 2025

Oct 12, 2025; Miami Gardens, Florida, USA; Miami Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel looks on from the sidelines against the Los Angeles Chargers during the first quarter at Hard Rock Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Rich Storry-Imagn Images

The Miami Dolphins mutually parted ways with general manager Chris Grier on Friday morning.

The Dolphins were embarrassed again – this time on national television against the Baltimore Ravens.

At 2-7, Miami’s season is sunk. The Dolphins have literally no chance of doing anything meaningful this season. Parting ways with a longtime executive in Grier proves that they are waving the white flag on this entire operation.

And that’s for the best.

Mike McDaniel is also a dead man walking.

ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported that McDaniel will remain the head coach of the Dolphins for at least the remainder of Miami’s season. But after that, it’s hard to see a world where he remains in charge of the Dolphins.

The Dolphins paid Tua Tagovailoa a $212 million extension. Currently, he does not look worthy of that extension.

Once one of the brightest young offensive minds in the NFL, McDaniel finds himself searching for answers in another lost season. Part of the issue has to be Tagovailoa. The pairing once seemed poised to be competitive in the AFC Playoff picture for years to come seems to be completely dead.

McDaniel’s offensive brilliance paired with Tagovailoa’s development and two stellar receivers in Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle just have not worked.

Hill has likely played his last snap in a Dolphins uniform. But Tagovailoa remains under contract with the Dolphins through 2028, so their best bet might be trying to find a head coach that could revive his career in Miami.

The Dolphins have good players. It’ll be fascinating to see what they do at the NFL trade deadline, especially with an interim general manager running the show.

Schefter reported that interim general manager Champ Kelly will make trade decisions on key defensive players including Matthew Judon, Bradley Chubb and Jaelan Phillips. If Kelly trades these key pieces, he’s likely just getting more draft picks for the next general manager to use.

But if he keeps these three players around, Miami would not be capitalizing on bracing towards the rebuild that is looming with a new regime eventually coming into town.

Right now, there is not a more dead organization than the Dolphins in the NFL. The New York Jets knew they weren’t going to be stellar. The Cleveland Browns knew they had work to do to get out of the Deshaun Watson contract.

But with Grier gone and McDaniel just playing out the string, the Dolphins have put up the white flag.