The Miami Dolphins finally ended their search for a head coach on Sunday night when they agreed to a deal with San Francisco 49ers offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel. The team had also been interviewing Kellen Moore as a finalist, and he’ll return to the Dallas Cowboys as a coordinator along with Dan Quinn who pulled out of the hiring process early on.
As noted by NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, because McDaniel is a bi-racial candidate, the 49ers will receive two compensatory third-round picks, one in each of the next two drafts.
McDaniel is the 11th full-time head coach in Dolphins’ history and has a real chance to take an organization that is on the edge of contention to the next level.
