{"id":660858,"date":"2026-01-07T10:26:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T10:26:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/660858\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T10:26:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T10:26:15","slug":"dolphins-have-a-tough-schedule-in-2026-the-splash-zone-1-7-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/660858\/","title":{"rendered":"Dolphins have a tough schedule in 2026 \u2013 The Splash Zone 1\/7\/26"},"content":{"rendered":"

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After a losing season, the Miami Dolphins are rewarded with the second toughest schedule in 2026. It\u2019s a tad early to look that far ahead when this season hasn\u2019t even finished yet. But on paper, it is a tough task for a Dolphins team that is going to look a tad different entering next season.<\/p>\n

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You can check out that story here, and the rest of the day\u2019s round-up below.<\/p>\n

Miami Dolphins schedule for 2026: 2nd toughest in NFL
<\/a>The Miami Dolphins have had two straight losing seasons and now their 2026 schedule of opponents has been revealed as the second most difficult in the entire NFL.<\/p>\n

Dolphins General Manager Search<\/p>\n

Miami Dolphins general manager candidate: Jon-Eric Sullivan, Packers
<\/a>The Miami Dolphins are interviewing at least seven people for their open general manager position, including Green Bay Packers vice president of player personnel Jon-Eric Sullivan.<\/p>\n

The Dolphins\u2019 six-person panel for GM interviews is missing a name that you might be surprised to hear after yesterday<\/a>
Meet the six-person panel conducting interviews for GMs candidates this week in Miami.<\/p>\n

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Dolphins ask to interview Chargers\u2019 Chad Alexander for GM job, report says
<\/a>The Miami Dolphins have requested permission to interview Chad Alexander, an assistant general manager with the Los Angeles Chargers, for their general manager job, according to an ESPN report.<\/p>\n

Five things to know about Tariq Ahmad, the 49ers executive interviewing for the Miami Dolphins\u2019 general manager vacancy
<\/a>Get to know one of the names recently tied to Miami\u2019s general manager vacancy.<\/p>\n

Mike McDaniel<\/p>\n

Exploring the (Likely) Reasons the Dolphins Have Kept McDaniel
<\/a>The Miami Dolphins appear as though they\u2019ll be moving forward with Mike McDaniel as their head coach for a fifth season in 2026<\/p>\n

Dolphins Offseason<\/p>\n

What does Miami Dolphins\u2019 roster, salary cap situation look like this offseason?
<\/a>The Miami Dolphins face a challenging offseason.<\/p>\n

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Ranking All 29 Dolphins Players Set to Be Free Agents This Offseason
<\/a>The Miami Dolphins have 29 players slated to be unrestriced free agents this offseason.<\/p>\n

Phinsider News You May Have Missed<\/p>\n

Dolphins begin general manager search \u2013 The Splash Zone 1\/6\/26<\/a>
Welcome to the Splash Zone, the quickest way to get your day started off right. We bring you a rundown of Miami Dolphins news from the last 24 hours.<\/p>\n

Dolphins begin first wave of GM interviews; Mike McDaniel NOT involved in interview process
<\/a>Dolphins will begin interviewing candidates for their GM position later today and Mike McDaniel will NOT be involved.<\/p>\n

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Miami Dolphins\u2019 Most Valuable Player | Week Eighteen | Maximum effort
<\/a>Zach Sieler blocks field goal in lopsided loss to New England Patriots.<\/p>\n

Miami Dolphins sign six players to reserve\/futures contracts
<\/a>Dolphins ink six players to futures contracts as search for the next general manager takes shape.<\/p>\n

Dolphins request seventh GM interview candidate
<\/a>The Miami Dolphins are adding another potential target to the GM list.<\/p>\n

Dolphins ownership has \u201caffinity\u201d for John Harbaugh
<\/a>According to Josina Anderson, Dolphins ownership could be interested in former Ravens coach John Harbaugh.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"After a losing season, the Miami Dolphins are rewarded with the second toughest schedule in 2026. It\u2019s a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":660859,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2049],"tags":[220,95607,241,217,7,216,251,2087,4836,249,6,428,169,3235,23816],"class_list":{"0":"post-660858","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-miami-dolphins","8":"tag-49ers","9":"tag-chad-alexander","10":"tag-chargers","11":"tag-dolphins","12":"tag-football","13":"tag-miami","14":"tag-miami-dolphins","15":"tag-miamidolphins","16":"tag-mike-mcdaniel","17":"tag-new-england-patriots","18":"tag-nfl","19":"tag-packers","20":"tag-ravens","21":"tag-the-dolphins","22":"tag-zach-sieler"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/115853341032041834","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/660858","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=660858"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/660858\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/660859"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=660858"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=660858"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=660858"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}