Dolphins hire two assistant coaches, working on deal with another

The Dolphins could have a quarterbacks coach with over 20 years of experience.

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After hiring Frank Smith to be their offensive coordinator on Monday, the Miami Dolphins had all three coordinator positions filled.

On Tuesday they continued to find coaches to be assistants on their staff. According to Jason Kendall of The Athletic, Miami hired Atlanta Falcons assistant offensive line coach Chandler Henley.

Prior to following head coach Arthur Smith from Tennessee to Atlanta for one season, Henley spent three seasons as the Titans quality control coach. Henley and Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel played together at Yale, explaining their relationship.

NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported that Miami is hiring Tyrone McKenzie to be their outside linebackers coach. McKenzie was a third-round pick by the New England Patriots back in 2009 and had a five-year career across three organizations, but he played in just 19 games.

McKenzie began coaching in 2017 with the Los Angeles Rams as the assistant special teams coach. He then spent two seasons as the Titans inside linebackers coach and one year as the Detroit Lions linebackers coach. McKenzie spent 2021 with the Indianapolis Colts.

ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler also reported Tuesday night that the Dolphins were “working toward” bringing in Darrell Bevell as their pass-game coordinator and quarterbacks coach. Bevell had served as interim head coach in Jacksonville after Urban Meyer was fired.

Bevell has over 20 years of NFL coaching experience, mainly as an offensive coordinator. He’s worked with Brett Favre, Aaron Rodgers, Russell Wilson, and Matthew Stafford, so the Dolphins may be hoping he can help get the most out of Tua Tagovailoa.

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Falcons part with WRs coach, lose OL assistant to Dolphins

The Falcons are moving on from wide receiver coach Dave Brock, The Athletic’s Josh Kendall reported on Tuesday.

The Atlanta Falcons are moving on without two members of their 2021 coaching staff.

Wide receivers coach Dave Brock, a holdover from Dan Quinn’s staff, won’t be returning, and assistant offensive line coach Chandler Henley is taking a job with the Miami Dolphins, The Athletic’s Josh Kendall reported on Tuesday.

Brock joined the Falcons in 2017 as an assistant wide receivers coach after serving three years as the head coach at Delaware (2013-2016). In 2019, he was promoted to running backs coach, and then took over as the Falcons WRs coach in 2020.

As for Henley, he’s taking a position under new Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel. Atlanta also recently parted ways with pro personnel director Steve Sabo and hired Michael Pitre to replace former RBs coach Des Kitchings.

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Falcons hire Chandler Henley to be assistant offensive line coach

The former Titans quality control coach Chandler Henley was named Atlanta’s new assistant offensive line coach on Monday.

Falcons head coach Arthur Smith has added another former Tennessee Titans assistant to his staff. The former Titans quality control coach, Chandler Henley, was named Atlanta’s new assistant offensive line coach on Monday.

Henley spent three years in Tennessee (2018-2020) where he worked with Smith, along with defensive coordinator Dean Pees and assistant coach Matt Pees.

The Falcons made an addition to the front office as well, hiring Dwaune Jones — a former scout for the Baltimore Ravens and New Orleans Saints — to be the assistant director of college scouting on Monday morning.

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