{"id":673173,"date":"2026-01-13T04:50:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T04:50:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/673173\/"},"modified":"2026-01-13T04:50:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T04:50:17","slug":"dolphins-request-to-interview-nfc-defensive-coordinator-who-played-for-miami","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/673173\/","title":{"rendered":"Dolphins request to interview NFC defensive coordinator who played for Miami"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dolphins request to interview NFC defensive coordinator who played for Miami<\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Now that the Miami Dolphins<\/a> have their general manager, former Green Bay Packers<\/a>\u00a0Vice President of Player Personnel Jon-Eric Sullivan, the search for the head coach can officially get underway.<\/p>\n

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They’ve already reached out to assistant coaches like Robert Saleh, Clint Kubiak, and Chris Shula, but their latest request is a bit of a shocker.<\/p>\n

“The #Dolphins have requested to speak with #Lions<\/a> DC Kelvin Sheppard for their vacant HC job, source said. A rising young coach who impressed this season, Sheppard gets his first HC interview,” wrote<\/a> NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport in a post on X.<\/p>\n

Dolphins request to interview Lions DC Kelvin Sheppard<\/p>\n

It’s Kelvin Sheppard’s first request to be interviewed as a head coach, and it’s well deserved.<\/p>\n

In his first year taking over as the Detroit Lions’ defensive coordinator for Aaron Glenn, Sheppard helped guide the Lions to the 13th-best defense in the NFL according to Sumer Sports’<\/a> EPA\/play.<\/p>\n

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He’s also a former NFL linebacker, having had an eight-year career, including two years with the Dolphins.<\/p>\n

Sheppard started out as the Lions’ outside linebackers coach in 2021, before working his way up to linebackers coach, and finally defensive coordinator.<\/p>\n

We’ll see how much consideration Sheppard gets for the job, and if any other teams look to interview after the Dolphins give him a shot.<\/p>\n

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