"The Miami Dolphins' new general manager-head coach tandem is in place, and on Friday night, Jon-Eric Sullivan and Jeff Hafley got started on filling in positions around them. The Dolphins are reportedly hiring Kyle Smith as assistant general manager, according to NFL Network, and Chris Tabor as special teams coordinator, according to ESPN. Smith, 41, is coming over from holding the same assistant GM role with the Atlanta Falcons the past three seasons."
"Tabor, 54, serves as Hafley's first known hire on the coaching staff, after he said in Friday interviews he hopes to have his three coordinators by the end of the weekend. He comes from within the AFC East, as he was special teams coordinator for the Buffalo Bills last year, but they are reshaping their coaching staff after firing coach Sean McDermott. He has also been special teams coordinator with the Carolina Panthers (2022-23), Chicago Bears (2018-21) and Cleveland Browns (2011-17)."
The Miami Dolphins hired Kyle Smith as assistant general manager and Chris Tabor as special teams coordinator. Smith, 41, joins from the Atlanta Falcons after three seasons as assistant GM and two seasons as vice president of player personnel. He advanced through various personnel roles with Washington during the 2010s and will serve as Jon-Eric Sullivan's No. 2 in roster building. Smith played wide receiver at Youngstown State and spent time in NFL Europe, the Arena Football League and the CFL after brief NFL stints. Tabor, 54, is Jeff Hafley's first known coaching staff hire and has coordinated special teams for Buffalo, Carolina, Chicago and Cleveland. With the Panthers he served as interim head coach at the end of 2023. The Dolphins have now employed three different special teams coordinators in three seasons and Hafley hopes to name three coordinators by the end of the weekend.
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