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Report: Dolphins Adding Longtime OC to Coaching Staff

New head coach Mike McDaniel continues filling out his staff with the Miami Dolphins

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New Miami Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel is ready to add another significant piece to his coaching staff.

The Dolphins are expected to hire longtime NFL offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell as quarterbacks coach/pass game coordinator, according to Pro Football Network insider Aaron Wilson after ESPN's Jeremy Fowler reported the Dolphins were working toward hiring Bevell.

Bevell will join an offensive staff that will include other newcomers such as offensive coordinator Frank Smith, wide receivers coach Wes Welker, tight ends coach Jon Embree and offensive line coach Matt Applebaum.

Later Tuesday evening, the Dolphins hired Tyrone McKenzie as their outside linebackers coach, as confirmed by a league source. McKenzie will replace Rob Leonard, who left to accept the same position with the Baltimore Ravens.

Bevell, a former quarterback at the University of Wisconsin, has been an offensive coordinator in the NFL for the past 16 years with stops with the Vikings, Seahawks, Lions and most recently with the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2021.

In those 16 seasons, his offenses have finished in the top 10 in the league in total yards three times (2009 with Minnesota, 2014 and 2015 with Seattle) and in the top 10 in scoring five times. His pass offenses have finished in the top 10 four times.

Bevell finished the past two seasons as an interim head coach after replacing Matt Patricia in Detroit in 2020 and replacing Urban Meyer in Jacksonville last season. He was 1-4 for the Lions and 1-3 for the Jaguars, the one victory coming against Indianapolis in the season finale to knock the Colts out of playoff contention.

After four years as a college coach, Bevell began his NFL coaching career with the Green Bay Packers, for whom he served as assistant quarterbacks coach from 2000-02 and QB coach from 2003-05.

During his years as a QB coach or offensive coordinator, Bevell has coached with Aaron Rodgers, Brett Favre, Russell Wilson, Matthew Stafford and 2021 first overall pick Trevor Lawrence.

Unfortunately, Bevell is best remembered for his play call at the end of Super Bowl XLIX when he had Wilson attempt a slant pass on a second-and-goal from the 1 but the pass was intercepted by Malcolm Butler to clinch New England's 28-24 victory against the Seahawks.

The Dolphins did not have a pass game coordinator last season when they employed George Godsey and Eric Studesville as co-offensive coordinators.

Godsey has left to become tight ends coach for the Baltimore Ravens, while Studesville will be back as running backs coach/associate head coach.

Bevell will take over as quarterbacks coach for Charlie Frye, who joined the Dolphins last offseason.

McKenzie will come to Miami having previously coached with the Rams, Titans, Lions and Colts, for whom he served as a coaching fellow in 2021.

McKenzie, who played 19 games for the Vikings and Buccaneers in the early 2010s, played collegiately at the University of South Florida and was a third-round pick of the New England Patriots in 2009.

He was diagnosed with cancer in October 2019 and underwent surgery. His father died of colon cancer when Tyrone was 9. He talked about his own cancer diagnosis during his time with the Lions.

Based on the coaching staff from last year, the Dolphins still have an opening for a defensive backs coach, along with position assistants.

THE UPDATED DOLPHINS COACHING STAFF

Head coach: Mike McDaniel

Offensive coordinator: Frank Smith

Defensive coordinator: Josh Boyer

Special teams coordinator: Danny Crossman

QB coach/run game coordinator: Darrell Bevell (per report)

Running backs coach/associate head coach: Eric Studesville

Wide receivers coach: Wes Welker

Tight ends coach/assistant head coach: Jon Embree

Offensive line coach: Matt Applebaum (per report)

Defensive line coach: Austin Clark

Linebackers coach: Anthony Campanile

Outside linebackers coach: Tyrone McKenzie

Defensive backs coach: TBD

Cornerbacks coach: Charles Burks

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Alain Poupart
ALAIN POUPART

Alain Poupart is the publisher/editor of All Dolphins 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, the Dolphins team website, and the Fan Nation Network (part of Sports Illustrated). 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.

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