Report: Rex Ryan Speculated to be in Consideration as Next Dolphins Coach

Report: Rex Ryan Speculated to be in Consideration as Next Dolphins Coach

NFL Insider Tony Pauline of Sportskeeda is reporting that former Jets and Bills head coach Rex Ryan may be a consideration for the Miami Dolphins in 2026 as the next full-time Miami Dolphins head coach.

Per Pauline’s Sportskeeda Report: “Sources say they expect the owner to target a disciplinarian type of coach with experience in the league, someone in the Dan Quinn mold. One name that has been speculated as a possibility if Mike McDaniel gets canned is ESPN analyst Rex Ryan.

Ryan’s desire to prowl the sidelines on Sundays, potentially as a defensive coordinator but preferably as a head coach, is well-known in league circles. The hot rumor this past off season was Ryan would return to coach the New York Jets before the franchise went with Aaron Glenn, partially on the advice of Bill Parcells. Ryan would fit the desire of hiring a veteran coach, though not necessarily a strict disciplinarian, and the Dolphins would be getting a proven winner, albeit from 15 years ago.”

Rex Ryan will be 63 in December and hasn’t coached in the NFL since the 2016 season.

Rex has a 61-66 overall record as a head coach of both the Jets and the Bills.

He has a 4-2 record in the playoffs and led the Jets to back-to-back AFC Championship game appearances.

Ryan is the polar opposite of McDaniel in every way possible, and it was just a few weeks ago on ESPN GET UP that Ryan referred to McDaniel as “Nerd Boy.”

You have to wonder if this report floating Ryan’s name to the Miami job is Ryan’s agent putting it out there to try and drum up interest in his client, or if this is legit and coming from inside the Dolphins organization as they start to prepare for life after Mike McDaniel.

McDaniel said on Monday that owner Stephen Ross was really frustrated with the loss to the Carolina Panthers.

Dolphins fans are flying banners over Hard Rock Stadium each home game, calling for McDaniel and General Manager Chris Grier to be fired.

The drum beat is getting louder, the fans are getting more vocal with their displeasure, and you have to wonder if Stephen Ross pulls the plug on McDaniel in season or waits until Black Monday after Week 18.

With the level of play on the field and no sign of hope of a turnaround in-season, you have to think things will get worse for McDaniel before they get better.

Is Rex Ryan the answer to the Dolphins’ problems? Maybe. Maybe not.

He does have prior head coaching experience, which would be a significant advantage, but the game has evolved since 2016.

I am sure Miami will have a lengthy search for their next head coach like they did in the past when they hired Brian Flores and Mike McDaniel. The big question is who will be running that search?

Chris Grier?

Tom Garfinkel?

Or someone who is not currently with the organization.