Brian Flores, who won 10 games last season and rallied the Dolphins from a 1-7 start in his third season to get them into playoff contention, was fired by the team Monday morning.
The surprised firing led to immediate specualtion that the team has a big fish coming to the team.
Jim Harbaugh’s name come up and Dolphins owner Stephen Ross made sure to give his take on it when speaking on reporters.
“Jim is at the University of Michigan. I’m not going to be the person who takes Jim Harbaugh away from Michigan. I hope he stays there. He’s a great coach.”
There will be a lot of speculation about what comes next, especially with owner Stephen Ross’ ties to the University of Michigan.
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Jeff Darlington of ESPN said the Dolphins are not targeting Harbaugh.
Firing Flores could also change the Dolphins’ trade interest in Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson, according to Yahoo Sports’ Charles Robinson.
