Dolphins Keeping Two Major Assistant Coaches, Dropping A Surprising One & More

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🗓️ 2 February 2026

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Miami Dolphins revamp their coaching staff as linebacker expertise takes center stage. Is this renewed focus the key to unlocking the franchise's defensive potential? Kyle Crabbs breaks down the Miami Dolphins’ latest hires, including defensive coordinator Sean Duggan, linebackers coach Al Washington, and the return of Joe Barry. With Austin Clark retained to guide the defensive line and question marks swirling around the vacant tight ends coach position after John Embee’s departure, the Dolphins are stacking experience in crucial spots. Key insights spotlight Tyrel Dodson and Jordyn Brooks’ roles, Austin Clark’s track record with Christian Wilkins and Zach Sieler, and how Al Washington’s developmental chops could reshape Miami’s front seven. Can these staff moves ignite a new era for the Dolphins under Jeff Hafley and Bobby Slowik? Get the latest evaluation of roster impact, emerging mysteries, and off-season priorities shaping Miami’s path forward.

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0:00.0	Miami Dolphins coaching staff assembly is just about complete.
0:06.0	We have a few more moves here today.
0:07.8	We're going over on Locked on Dolphins.
0:15.5	You are Locked on Dolphins, your daily Miami Dolphins podcast, part of the Locked-on Podcast Network, your team every day. All right, Miami. Welcome to another episode of Locked on Dolphins. It is your team every day here on the Lockdown Network. I'm your host, Kyle Crabbs. A lifelong Miami Dolphins fan, host of Lockedon Dolphins, Go host of Lockedon NFL scouting, author of Touchdown, Miami on Substack NFL staff writer for A to C Sports. Let me get a special welcome. A shout out to our everydayers because it is your team every day. We don't just say we live it. You're on the Locked on Network. Today's episode of Locked on Dolphins is brought to you by Game Time. Download the GameTime app, creating account.
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0:58.5	to each and every one of you without to make the Lockdown Podcast Network, the number one
1:03.7	sports podcast network in the world. Coaching staff maneuvers are whittling down.
1:12.5	We had the final head coaching vacancy was filled yesterday with in very rapid succession.
1:20.8	The Raiders going with Clint Kubiak and then the Cardo is going with Mike LaFleur,
1:25.3	which kind of affirmed that the dolphinsphins who had Anthony Weaver under contract
1:29.3	was not going to get a head coaching search or a head coaching job shortly after that was finalized.
1:35.1	It was announced that Sean Duggan, the Packers linebackers coach, who's been with Jeff
1:40.7	Halfley at every stop since 2019 at Ohio State when Halfley was the co-defensive coordinator and Duggan was a grad assistant.
1:48.0	He's now the DC.
1:49.0	He's the extension of Jeff Hapley, the defensive coordinator.
1:53.9	But that's kind of been rumored for about a week,
1:56.9	week and a half now.
1:58.4	So not a huge surprise that Sean Duggan is going to get the tab there.
2:03.0	And it really gives you a strong foundation of kind of what you consider to be the current
2:10.4	strength of this Dolphin's death chart. It's probably the linebackers, right? So I would say
2:13.5	Tyrol Dotson is a fringe sufficient level starter.
2:17.9	I think Jordan Brooks is a roster cornerstone and an all pro player and just an
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