The Miami Dolphins interviewed a number of coaches for the open position after Brian Flores was fired, including Mike McDaniel, who eventually accepted the job. However, PFT’s Mike Florio reported earlier in the week that the Dolphins wanted to add Sean Payton to the list of candidates.
Payton, who had been the head coach of the New Orleans Saints, retired in late January after 16 seasons. Because he was still under contract when he retired, any team that wanted to speak to Payton had to go through the Saints to do so.
On Wednesday at the NFL Scouting Combine, Dolphins general manager Chris Grier confirmed that the team had interest in speaking with Payton about their open position but were blocked from doing so.
