{"id":1127889,"date":"2026-01-10T18:36:35","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T23:36:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/sports\/?p=1127889"},"modified":"2026-01-10T18:36:35","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T23:36:35","slug":"dolphins-coach-tracker-klint-kubiak-interview-john-harbaugh-on-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/sports\/dolphins-coach-tracker-klint-kubiak-interview-john-harbaugh-on-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Dolphins coach tracker: Klint Kubiak interview, John Harbaugh on list"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/sports\/nfl\/miami-dolphins\">Miami Dolphins<\/a> are shopping for a new head football coach.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/why-miami-dolphins-moved-mike-164506340.html\">Mike McDaniel<\/a>&#8216;s firing on Jan. 8 was the first step and the hiring of <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/miami-dolphins-hiring-jon-eric-151529380.html\">Jon-Eric Sullivan <\/a>as the team&#8217;s new general manager was the second step.<\/p>\n<p>Now, it&#8217;s on to contacting prospective coaches and setting up interviews.<\/p>\n<p>The whale in the room is <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/miami-dolphins-fire-mike-mcdaniel-153644132.html\">John Harbaugh<\/a>, who was fired by the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/baltimore-ravens\/366\" target=\"_blank\">Baltimore Ravens<\/a> this week. There are reports that the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/miami-dolphins\/345\" target=\"_blank\">Dolphins<\/a> have contacted Harbaugh, who also is high on the list of several other teams seeking coaches, including the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/new-york-giants\/351\" target=\"_blank\">New York Giants<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"related-link\"><span class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><strong>More Dolphins: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/stephen-ross-legacy-balance-miami-120254970.html\" target=\"_blank\">Stephen Ross&#8217; legacy in balance with Miami Dolphins&#8217; next coach hire<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Dolphins also reportedly have contacted several other candidates and starting the interview process.<\/p>\n<p>Here is the latest news:<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">Klint Kubiak reportedly being interview by Dolphins today<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Klint Kubiak.<\/strong> The <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/seattle-seahawks\/361\" target=\"_blank\">Seattle Seahawks<\/a> offensive coordinator reportedly was being interviewed on Jan. 10 by the Dolphins. As the NFC&#8217;s top seed, the Seahawks have a bye this weekend. According to NFL hiring rules, a head coaching interview with a coordinator of a playoff team on a bye must be held virtually.\u00a0Klint Kubiak is the son of former <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/denver-broncos\/332\" target=\"_blank\">Broncos<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/houston-texans\/325\" target=\"_blank\">Texans<\/a> head coach Gary Kubiak and has been coaching on the pro and collegiate level for the last 15 years.<strong>Robert Saleh.<\/strong> Currently the defensive coordinator of the San Francisco 49ers, Saleh was the Jets head coach from 2021-24. The Niners play at the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/philadelphia-eagles\/354\" target=\"_blank\">Eagles<\/a> in a wild-card playoff game on Jan. 11. <strong>Kevin Stefanski.<\/strong> Fired as the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/cleveland-browns\/329\" target=\"_blank\">Cleveland Browns<\/a> head coach on the NFL&#8217;s &#8220;Black Monday,&#8221; he&#8217;s also reportedly interviewing with the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/tennessee-titans\/336\" target=\"_blank\">Tennessee Titans<\/a>.<strong>Chris Shula. <\/strong>Grandson of Don Shula, son of David Shula, Chris is the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/los-angeles-rams\/343\" target=\"_blank\">Los Angeles Rams<\/a> defensive coordinator. The Rams play at the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/carolina-panthers\/364\" target=\"_blank\">Carolina Panthers<\/a> on Jan. 10. <\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, McDaniel has been linked to the Titans job and apparently will be getting an interview.<\/p>\n<p><em>This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.palmbeachpost.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/dolphins\/2026\/01\/10\/miami-dolphins-coaching-candidates\/88118607007\/\">Miami Dolphins contacting coaching candidates to replace Mike McDaniel<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/dolphins-coach-tracker-klint-kubiak-183635252.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/dolphins-coach-tracker-klint-kubiak-183635252.html<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Miami Dolphins are shopping for a new head football coach. Mike McDaniel&#8216;s firing on Jan. 8 was the first step and the hiring of&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":1127890,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1127889","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","wpcat-1-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1127889","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1127889"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1127889\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1127890"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1127889"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1127889"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1127889"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}