Dolphins Losing Second Defensive Coach ... And Other Departures

Assistant defensive line coach Kenny Baker reportedly is joining the University of Texas

Alain Poupart | Jan 25, 2024

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It was only two days ago that Miami Dolphins assistant defensive line coach Kenny Baker was announced as one of the assistant coaches for the 2024 Reese's Senior Bowl, but he's now become former Dolphins assistant D-line coach Kenny Baker.

Baker will be leaving the Dolphins to become defensive line coach at the University of Texas, according to 247Sports, ESPN and others.

Additionally, four other members of the coaching staff won't be returning in 2024, per NFL Network's Cameron Wolfe: offensive assistants Ricardo Allen, Mike Judge and Kolby Smith, and assistant special teams coach Brendan Farrell.

Judge and Farrell had been with the Dolphins since 2019; Smith joined the Dolphins in 2020; and Allen came aboard to join head coach Mike McDaniel in 2022.

BAKER LEAVES FOR TEXAS

Baker will become the second Dolphins defensive coach to leave this offseason, following of course the much-publicized departure of defensive coordinator Vic Fangio.

Baker spent one season with the Dolphins after joining the team from Western Kentucky University. In that one season, Baker helped Zach Sieler and Christian Wilkins produced career-high sack totals while the run defense finished seventh in yards allowed per game and sixth in yards per attempt.

With Texas, Baker is joining a program coming off a season that ended with a loss in the College Football Playoff semifinals. He replaces Bo Davis, who left to coach at LSU.

Baker was among seven new coaches the Dolphins hired in 2023 after Mike McDaniel's first year as head coach, along with Fangio, offensive line coach Butch Barry, offensive assistant Max McCaffrey,defensive assistant Steve Donatell, passing game coordinator/secondary Renaldo Hill and safeties coach Joe Kasper.

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ALAIN POUPART

Alain Poupart is the publisher/editor of Miami Dolphins On SI and co-host of the All Dolphins Podcast. Alain has covered the Miami Dolphins on a full-time basis since 1989 for various publications and media outlets, including Dolphin Digest, The Associated Press and the Dolphins team website. In addition to being a credentialed member of the Miami Dolphins press corps, Alain has covered three Super Bowls (for NFL.com, Football News and the Montreal Gazette), the annual NFL draft, the Senior Bowl, and the NFL Scouting Combine. During his almost 40 years in journalism, which began at the now-defunct Miami News, Alain has covered practically every sport at one time or another, from tennis to golf, baseball, basketball and everything in between. The career also included time as a copy editor, including work on several books, such as "Still Perfect," an inside look at the Miami Dolphins' 1972 perfect season. A native of Montreal, Canada, whose first language is French, Alain grew up a huge hockey fan but soon developed a love for all sports, including NFL football. He has lived in South Florida since the 1980s.