Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel signs contract extension through 2028 season

McDaniel has emerged as one of the NFL's best offensive designers

By Jared Dubin Aug 30, 2024 at 12:30 pm ET• 1 min read

The Miami Dolphins will be keeping their head coach around for a while longer. The team signed Mike McDaniel to a contract extension that will keep him in Miami through the 2028 season, CBS Sports lead NFL insider Jonathan Jones confirms.

Terms of McDaniel's contract have yet to be disclosed.

Hired in 2022 after spending five years on the San Francisco 49ers' coaching staff, the first-time head coach has gone 20-14 in his two seasons in Miami, making the playoffs twice, but losing in the opening round each time. It marked the first time the Dolphins made the playoffs in back-to-back seasons since 2000 and 2001. 

If McDaniel lasts just two more seasons with the Dolphins, he will be the first coach to finish four full seasons with the team since Dave Wannstedt (2000-2003), who resigned as head coach after a 1-8 start in 2004.