"By the time I got here for my second interview, Mike had been let go."
"So that was an ownership decision. It was clear to me in my second interview that we were moving in a different direction. No, I was not involved in that decision. That had happened before I got here."
"We have a lot of mutual friends in the business. Tremendous amount of respect for him as a football coach, what he's accomplished, and what he will continue to accomplish in this league. He's a brilliant football mind, and anybody that knows him and knows this game understands that."
"I came into this very vocal from the jump that I have a lot of conviction on the guy that I'm in Green Bay with, but we have to go into this eyes open. My job is to do what is best for the Miami Dolphins, period. No matter how hard or easy it may be. And I had to live by that within the very first process that I was thrust into."
Mike McDaniel was fired on Jan. 8 following the end of the team's season. Jon-Eric Sullivan was hired as general manager on Jan. 9 and arrived after McDaniel's dismissal, so he did not participate in that decision. Sullivan expressed respect for McDaniel's coaching record and noted McDaniel's likely move to the Chargers as offensive coordinator. Sullivan selected Jeff Hafley as head coach based on professional respect and their prior work together in Green Bay. Hafley served as the Packers' defensive coordinator. Sullivan emphasized his duty to act in the best interests of the Miami Dolphins.
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