Jeff Hafley is attracting a handful of NFL teams in search of a new head coach, but one franchise in particular is reportedly already keying in on the Green Bay Packers’ defensive coordinator.
Hafley, 46, has emerged as the leading candidate for the Miami Dolphins’ head-coaching job, according to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, who reported Saturday that he was told the former Boston College head coach “blew everyone away in his initial virtual interview with the Dolphins.”
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It’s also important to note that Miami hired former Packers executive Jon-Eric Sullivan as its new general manager earlier this month. Hafley joined Green Bay’s staff in 2024, and he worked with Sullivan over the past two seasons while Sullivan served as the Packers’ vice president of player personnel.
Pelissero pointed out in his Saturday report, however, that the Dolphins haven’t made a final decision, and that they have more interviews scheduled, including one on Sunday with Buffalo Bills offensive coordinator Joe Brady.
Plus, Miami has competition for Hafley. Four other teams — the Tennessee Titans, Atlanta Falcons, Las Vegas Raiders and Arizona Cardinals — have all requested second interviews with Hafley, and he’s slated to interview for the Pittsburgh Steelers’ head-coaching vacancy Saturday, per Pelissero.
Before joining Matt LaFleur’s Packers staff, Hafley went 22-26 as BC’s head coach from 2020-23.
This story is being updated.