"It was at that moment that Ross interrupted, in possibly slightly less dramatic fashion than how Waller explained. "Stephen Ross kicks the door in," Waller continued. "He comes in, we start talking, reflecting on the year. Then, the conversation kind of hits a lull. And I'm sitting across the desk from Mike. Stephen Ross is just standing there, and he's kind of looking at me like (nods his head).""
"Waller said he left the meeting to get a massage, and by the time he left his massage and checked his phone, he saw the news that McDaniel had been fired. McDaniel, at the conclusion of his fourth season as Miami's coach, held his normal end-of-season news conference the Monday afternoon, Jan. 5, following the Dolphins' season-ending loss at the New England Patriots on Jan. 4. He'd usually be flanked by ex-GM Chris Grier, but he was fired Oct. 31."
Darren Waller described being in an exit interview with coach Mike McDaniel when owner Stephen Ross entered and interrupted the meeting. Ross stood in the room and signaled before McDaniel was pulled aside during team business and a GM search. Waller left for a massage and later learned via his phone that McDaniel had been fired. McDaniel had held his regular end-of-season news conference the Monday after the playoff loss, spoke as if he would return, and said he would participate in the team’s search for the next general manager.
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