7 months ago
Jeff Hafley Takes Hard Road to Dolphins Coaching Job
Jeff Hafley is the new coach of the Miami Dolphins.
He started coaching at small schools like Siena and worked his way up.
He did many small jobs like lining fields and doing laundry.
He learned to work hard and be accountable.
Now, he is the head coach of the Dolphins, who need to improve after two losing seasons.
Hafley says he will bring the same hard work and dedication he learned early in his career to his new job.
Jeff Hafley was introduced as the new head coach of the Miami Dolphins.
Hafley started his coaching career at small schools like Siena, doing various small jobs.
He worked his way up through different colleges and NFL teams before joining the Dolphins.
The Dolphins had a 7-10 record in the 2023 season and have not won a playoff game since 2003.
Hafley emphasizes hard work, accountability, and learning from his mentors in his new role.
- Who
- Jeff Hafley, new coach of the Miami Dolphins
- What
- Jeff Hafley's journey to becoming the head coach of the Miami Dolphins
- Where
- Miami Gardens, Florida
- When
- Introduced as the new coach on Thursday
- Why
- To lead the Dolphins after a consecutive losing season and address quarterback concerns for 2026
Key facts
- New Coach
- Jeff Hafley
- Team
- Miami Dolphins
- Previous Teams
- Tampa Bay, Cleveland, San Francisco, Green Bay
- College Experience
- Siena, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, University at Albany, Pitt, Rutgers, Ohio State, Boston College
- Key Mentors
- Ed Zaloom, Bob Ford
- Dolphins' Last Playoff Win
- Before 2003
- Dolphins' 2023 Season Record
- 7-10
Quotes
Jon-Eric Sullivan
New general manager of the Miami Dolphins
“His words to me were, ‘If you don’t get this done, you will never be able to say you didn’t have the resources,’ which tells me everything I need to know.”
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“I will not stand up here and make a whole lot of promises today. But the one thing I will tell you, and I think it’s vitally important for everybody to know, especially the players that are here: Every decision that falls within my line of responsibility will be what’s best for the Miami Dolphins, unequivocally.”
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Stephen Ross
Owner of the Miami Dolphins
“I know many of you are all frustrated over the last few years with the performance of the team.”
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“But I’ve got to tell you, I am equally frustrated. When I first bought the team, I said certain things that I would do that were important to me. One was establishing a winning football team that played for Super Bowls on a continual basis.”
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Jeff Hafley
New head coach of the Miami Dolphins
“I do believe I’m ready. Now, are there going to be things that I learn as we go through this as a first-time NFL head coach? Yeah. That’s life. But what I’m going to do is I’m going to make sure I surround myself with great people and do everything I can that if I do make those mistakes, that I won’t make it again. But I feel more than ready and more than ready to do it here.”
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