Dolphins head oach Mike McDaniel has signed a contrat extension that will keep him in Miami through the 2028 season according to Jeff Dalington of ESPN.
McDaniel, 41, has led the Dolphins to a 20-14 record over his first two seasons as head coach with a pair of postseason appearances. After finishing No. 6 in yards and No. 11 in points in 2022, Miami was No. 1 in yards and No. 2 in points last season.
Though Miami has not found success in the playoffs yet under McDaniel, 2022 and 2023 represented the first time the club had reached consecutive postseasons in 23 years.
McDaniel was previously with the 49ers under head coach Kyle Shanahan as the team’s run game coordinator from 2017-2020 and offensive coordinator in 2021.
McDaniel has been an aggressive, innovative play-caller and is one of the more recent successes off of the Shanahan coaching tree. With a quarterback just getting into his prime and explosive weapons to run his high-powered offense, McDaniel is now locked in for five more years as he and the Dolphins continue to challenge for a top playoff spot in a stacked AFC.