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Kevin Stefanski Interviewing In-Person Today in Miami

Originally posted on Dolphins Talk | By Mike Oliva | Last updated Jan 13, 2026 12:57 PM ET

Kevin Stefanski Interviewing In-Person Today in Miami

Tom Pelissero and Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network report that former Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski is in Miami today interviewing for the open Dolphins head coaching job in person.

Stefanski won the NFL Coach of the Year Award twice with the Cleveland Browns, in 2020 and 2023.

He has a 1-2 postseason record, in which his Browns beat Pittsburgh in round one in 2020, although he tested for COVID, wasn’t on the sideline, and didn’t coach the game.

He has an overall regular-season record of 45-56 as the head coach in Cleveland.

But don’t read much into the losing record, as the Browns have been a poorly run franchise, and ownership has messed up the quarterback situation for Stefanski with running Baker Mayfield out of town, chasing Deshaun Watson, and bringing him to town with a massive contract that created a messy situation for the organization.

Outside of John Harbaugh, Stefanski is considered the best available head coaching candidate on the market.

Former Browns coach Kevin Stefanski is interviewing in person for the Dolphins’ head coaching job today, per me and @RapSheet.

Stefanski, the two-time NFL Coach of the Year, previously interviewed with the Titans, Giants, Falcons and Ravens. pic.twitter.com/wjwQGZFvDY

— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) January 13, 2026

Before taking the Browns’ head coaching position in 2020, Stefanski spent his entire NFL coaching career in Minnesota. As an assistant head coach, tight ends coach, running backs coach, quarterbacks coach, and then their offensive coordinator.

With the Dolphins looking to acquire their starting quarterback of the future in the next year or two, having an offensive mind like Stefanski coach him up would be a big plus for the Dolphins.

The one thing that gives me pause is that new Dolphins general manager Jon-Eric Sullivan hasn’t worked with Stefanski before, and as far as my knowledge goes, he has no ties to him.

Usually, when a general manager hires a head coach, it is someone he knows or has worked with previously. But Miami is also looking for the best man for the job and if Stefanksi can vibe with Jon-Eric Sullivan in the interview and if they share the same vision, he may find himself being offered the head coaching job in Miami.

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

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