Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images

Chris Shula Interviewing with the Dolphins Today

Originally posted on Dolphins Talk | By Mike Oliva | Last updated Jan 16, 2026 9:54 AM ET

Chris Shula Interviewing with the Dolphins Today

Rams defensive coordinator and the grandson of Miami Dolphins legend Don Shula is interviewing with the Miami Dolphins today.

Shula was born and raised in Miami and is the son of former Cincinnati Bengals head coach Dave Shula.

He has spent time with the Chargers and mainly the LA Rams as an assistant coach, as he has worked his way up the coaching ranks.

He became the LA Rams defensive coordinator in 2024.

There is a lot of back-and-forth about Chris Shula in Miami. While he has obviously earned the right to become an NFL head coach, is Miami the best spot for him?

It would be a lot of pressure to be the head coach at the same place where his grandfather became the NFL’s all-time winningest head coach, won 2 Super Bowls, and had a perfect season.

The comparisons to Don will start game one, season one, for Chris.

Would that pressure crush him and be too much for him?

That is the question the Dolphins and Chris have to consider.

Rams coaches are doing their HC interviews today.

• DC Chris Shula’s interviewing with the Steelers, Ravens and Dolphins.

• OC Mike LaFleur’s interviewing with the Cardinals and Raiders.

• PGC Nathan Scheelhaase’s interviewing with the Browns, Steelers, Ravens and Raiders.

— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) January 16, 2026

With that said, Chris is a grown-ass man and knows what he is signing up for and what he is walking into.

So if he wants that pressure, and is ok with it, who is anyone else to say otherwise?

Just know, if he doesn’t win, the Dolphins organization will then have to FIRE a Shula, and the fans can’t be mad at that.

Because in the NFL, head coaches are hired to be fired, don’t believe me, ask John Harbaugh.

And it’s a results-oriented business, so yes, the Dolphins firing a Shula would be blasphemy, but if Chris didn’t cut it, you can’t hold that against the Dolphins if it ever came to that.

He would be a first-time head coach, and he is a defensive coach, so who is the offensive coordinator would be a question, but this would be the most interesting story this NFL offseason if the Dolphins have another Shula as their head coach.

This article first appeared on Dolphins Talk and was syndicated with permission.

More must-reads: