"The connection with Hafley is that the two were together at Boston College. Applebaum was Hafley's offensive line coach with the Eagles in 2020 and 2021, and after his short initial Dolphins tenure, he was brought back in 2023. Applebaum remained BC's offensive line coach after Hafley left to become Green Bay Packers defensive coordinator the past two seasons."
"Applebaum will be under new offensive line coach Zach Yenser and offensive coordinator Bobby Slowik. Miami is expected to run similar concepts it did under McDaniel, which means plenty of outside-zone run blocking for linemen. Ndulue comes to the Dolphins after he held the same assistant defensive line coach title with the Los Angeles Chargers last season, helping former Dolphins defensive tackles in Teair Tart and Da'Shawn Hand on the defensive front."
The Miami Dolphins added Matt Applebaum as assistant offensive line coach and Chuka Ndulue as assistant defensive line coach. Applebaum, 42, previously coached the Dolphins in 2022 and reunited with Jeff Hafley after working together at Boston College, where Applebaum served as offensive line coach following Hafley's departure. Applebaum has college stops at Towson, Davidson, Southeastern Louisiana and Bucknell and earlier NFL roles in Washington and Jacksonville. He will work under offensive line coach Zach Yenser and offensive coordinator Bobby Slowik, with Miami expected to employ outside-zone run concepts. Ndulue arrives after serving as assistant defensive line coach with the Los Angeles Chargers and has college coaching experience at Colorado State, New Mexico, Southern Illinois and Oklahoma; he played with the Broncos and Chargers but did not appear in regular-season games.
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