BREAKING NEWS: Miami Dolphins Head Coach Has Terminated His Contract With The..….
Miami Dolphins head coach Joe Philbin was relieved of his duties after a disappointing start to the 2015 season.
After beginning the year 1-3, the team has decided to make a change on the sidelines, according to Omar Kelly of the South Florida Sun Sentinel and Ian Rapoport of NFL.com.
Prior to the decision to part ways with Philbin, Adam Schefter of ESPN reported tight ends coach Dan Campbell “would be the leading candidate” to hold the position in the interim.
The Dolphins have a Week 5 bye, so there will be time for an interim head coach to get a plan in place. Expected to compete for a playoff spot, the Dolphins are trending in the wrong direction, as they lost their last three games and have failed to top 20 points in any contest.
“We still can’t panic,” Philbin told reporters following the loss to the Jets, per James Walker of ESPN.com. “It all seems like the walls are closing in on you. We all realize that. So we gotta look at things and be honest about where we are, what we’re doing well and what we’re not doing well.”
Philbin posted a 24-28 record overall after taking over the Dolphins prior to the 2012 season, posting records of 7-9, 8-8 and 8-8 in his first three campaigns.
