{"id":512742,"date":"2026-01-13T08:33:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T08:33:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/512742\/"},"modified":"2026-01-13T08:33:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T08:33:12","slug":"new-mike-mcdaniel-rumors-on-browns-ravens-and-more-nfl-hc-interviews-after-dolphins-firing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/512742\/","title":{"rendered":"New Mike McDaniel Rumors on Browns, Ravens and More NFL HC Interviews After Dolphins Firing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">Mike McDaniel has become one of the top head-coaching candidates on the market after he was <a class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__ui__link__medium_strong css-lu48cp\" href=\"https:\/\/bleacherreport.com\/articles\/25250648-mike-mcdaniel-fired-dolphins-who-are-top-candidates-replace-hc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">fired<\/a> by the Miami Dolphins on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">NFL Network&#8217;s <a class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__ui__link__medium_strong css-lu48cp\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TomPelissero\/status\/2010693841569907120\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tom Pelissero<\/a> reported on Monday that McDaniel will interview for the Cleveland Browns, Atlanta Falcons, Tennessee Titans and Baltimore Ravens head coaching jobs this week. NFL Network&#8217;s <a class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__ui__link__medium_strong css-lu48cp\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RapSheet\/status\/2010709324729925823\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ian Rapoport<\/a> noted that McDaniel&#8217;s interview will take place on Monday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">&#8220;McDaniel also is scheduled to interview for the Lions OC job. One of the NFL&#8217;s top offensive minds is in high demand,&#8221; Pelissero added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">McDaniel&#8217;s interview with the Lions will take place on Tuesday, per <a class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__ui__link__medium_strong css-lu48cp\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RapSheet\/status\/2010859276802121912\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rapoport<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">As for the Browns, they&#8217;re searching for a new head coach after\u00a0<a class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__ui__link__medium_strong css-lu48cp\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/story\/_\/id\/47512228\/browns-fire-head-coach-kevin-stefanski-6-seasons\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">firing<\/a>\u00a0Kevin Stefanski on Jan. 5.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">Cleveland wrapped up a 5-12 finish during its 2025 campaign, marking the team&#8217;s second consecutive year with at least 12 losses.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">The Browns struggled in spite of their impressive defense,\u00a0<a class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__ui__link__medium_strong css-lu48cp\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/stats\/team\/_\/view\/defense\/table\/passing\/sort\/netYardsPerGame\/dir\/asc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ranking<\/a>\u00a0No. 4 among all teams by allowing just 283.6 yards per game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">Their defensive line was especially disruptive, with Myles Garrett leading the way by setting a new single-season\u00a0<a class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__ui__link__medium_strong css-lu48cp\" href=\"https:\/\/bleacherreport.com\/articles\/25337558-myles-garrett-breaks-nfl-sack-record-watch-browns-star-make-history-vs-joe-burrow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">record<\/a>\u00a0of 23 sacks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">Given the Browns&#8217; established defensive prowess, it&#8217;s understandable that they&#8217;re reportedly targeting an offensive-minded head coach such as McDaniel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">Cleveland started three different quarterbacks in 2025, with all three signal-callers completing below 60 percent of their passes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">Joe Flacco, Dillon Gabriel and Shedeur Sanders threw for a mere 2,807 yards and 16 touchdowns while getting picked off 18 times combined. Even though rookies such as running back Quinshon Judkins and tight end Harold Fannin Jr. showed promise, the Browns only averaged 16.4 points per game in 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">The Dolphins went 7-10 in McDaniel&#8217;s final season, but they experienced plenty of offensive success early in his tenure with the team.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">Miami\u00a0<a class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__ui__link__medium_strong css-lu48cp\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/stats\/team\/_\/season\/2022\/seasontype\/2\/table\/passing\/sort\/netYardsPerGame\/dir\/desc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ranked<\/a>\u00a0No. 6 and No. 1 in total yards per game in 2022 and 2023, respectively.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Mike McDaniel has become one of the top head-coaching candidates on the market after he was fired by&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":512743,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[1232,62,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-512742","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nfl","8":"tag-nfl","9":"tag-sports","10":"tag-united-states","11":"tag-unitedstates","12":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115886869864438625","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/512742","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=512742"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/512742\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/512743"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=512742"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=512742"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=512742"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}