The Miami Dolphins continue their search for a new head coach with two scheduled virtual interviews. According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, Miami will interview Los Angeles Chargers defensive coordinator Jesse Minter and San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator Robert Saleh on Thursday. Both candidates were identified earlier in the week as the team made requests for the interviews.
Under NFL rules, no in-person interviews are authorized for coaches under contract with another team until January 19. Coaches on playoff teams cannot conduct an in-person interview until their team is either eliminated from the playoffs or during the bye week before the Super Bowl if the team advances that far. A coach interviewed during the Super Bowl bye week has to have already completed a virtual interview before that point.
Minter has been the Chargers’ defensive coordinator since 2024, having moved over from the University of Michigan, where he was the defensive coordinator for two seasons, following head coach Jim Harbaugh in the transition. Minter has also worked at Vanderbilt, Georgia State, Indiana State, Cincinnati, and Notre Dame on the collegiate level; he had a four-year stint from 2017 through 2020 with the Baltimore Ravens in the NFL.
The 2025 season was the first year of Saleh’s second stint as the 49ers defensive coordinator. He previously served in that role from 2017 through 2020 before being hired by the New York Jets as their head coach. After being fired during the 2024 season in New York, Saleh had a brief in-season stint with the Green Bay Packers as an offensive consultant. He has also spent time with the Jacksonville Jaguars, Seattle Seahawks, and Houston Texans during his NFL career. He started coaching in the college ranks, working at Michigan State, Central Michigan, and Georgia.
The Dolphins have not announced the interviews. Miami has already held interviews with former Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski, Seattle Seahawks offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak, and Green Bay Packers defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley. Stefanski, as a fired coach who is no longer under contract, conducted an in-person interview.
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