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The Miami Dolphins<\/a> plan to interview Jeff Hafley in person Monday and he’s turning into a clear frontrunner to land the team’s head coaching job, according to reports.<\/p>\n “I\u2019m told Hafley blew everyone away in his initial virtual interview with the Dolphins,” Tom Pelissero said on NFL Network on Saturday<\/a>. “He worked with their new GM Jon-Eric Sullivan in Green Bay, has head coaching experience at Boston College. At this point, Hafley appears to be the leading candidate in Miami.\u201d<\/p>\n Hafley, 46, has seemingly made good impressions elsewhere too. The Green Bay Packers<\/a> defensive coordinator is also scheduled to hold a second interview for the Tennessee Titans<\/a>‘ head coaching vacancy, although ESPN’s Adam Schefter suggested<\/a> there’s a chance the Dolphins could finalize the hire Monday night and keep Hafley from any further discussions elsewhere.<\/p>\n In addition to his interviews with the Dolphins and Titans, Hafley also met with the Las Vegas Raiders<\/a>, Pittsburgh Steelers, Arizona Cardinals<\/a>, and Cleveland Browns<\/a>. According to NFL reporter Jordan Schultz, Hafley “is a likely finalist everywhere he\u2019s interviewed.”<\/a><\/p>\n The Dolphins have already announced interviews with seven candidates: Hafley, Anthony Campanile, Klint Kubiak, Jesse Minter, Robert Saleh, Chris Shula, and Kevin Stefanski. The team has also requested interviews with Joe Brady, Patrick Graham, and Kelvin Sheppard. On Saturday, the Atlanta Falcons announced Stefanski<\/a> as their new head coach.<\/p>\n