The NFL coaching carousel is off to a roaring start, and a dark-horse candidate for head coaching and offensive coordinator jobs has surfaced after the Dolphins fired head coach Mike McDaniel.
The Dolphins finished 7-10 this season, and McDaniel immediately had a growing list of suitors for his services as a head coach or an offensive coordinator. The Ravens coaching search is off and running, and could have upwards of 15 initial candidates before owner Steve Bisciotti narrows it down to a final group. Entering Sunday afternoon, the Raiders had interviewed Klint Kubiak, Kevin Stefanski, Vance Joseph, Davis Webb, and Matt Nagy.
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The team announced that they had completed an interview with the Chiefs’ offensive coordinator on Sunday. A popular candidate in this cycle, Nagy has interviews scheduled with the Tennessee Titans, Las Vegas Raiders, Arizona Cardinals, and Ravens.
McDaniel will get his shot later on this week.
Hired away from the 49ers as a relative unknown in 2022, McDaniel immediately delivered back-to-back playoff appearances in his first two seasons with the team. Miami started the season 1-6, then won five of its next six games and had hopes of a playoff appearance, but the Dolphins collapsed down the stretch, going 1-3 over their last four games.
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In Baltimore, he’d have an MVP quarterback, a dominant running game, viable passing-game options, and solid players on a rebuilding defense.
This article originally appeared on Ravens Wire: Mike McDaniel interviewed for the Baltimore Ravens coaching position