Miami Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel has become one of the most fascinating personalities in the NFL, and his pregame exchange with a referee underscores why that’s the case.
Ahead of the Dolphins’ away game against the Buffalo Bills, McDaniel chatted with one of the referees and had about as friendly a conversation as we’re guessing an official and a coach can have.
McDaniel joked that he was “looking for friendship” when talking to the ref before extolling the difficulty of working as an NFL official and offering a lot of respect for the job they do on the field.
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The referee seemed to greatly appreciate McDaniel’s candor, which was probably as strategic as it was wholesome. Hey, you can get on an official’s good side while also just being a decent human being and funny, and McDaniel seemed to have that down pat on Sunday.
We’re big McDaniel fans, and we love seeing him be himself in Miami with a very good Dolphins team.
