Linebackers coach Tyrone McKenzie of the Indianapolis Colts coaches towards the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in an NFL soccer sport, Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021, in Indianapolis, IN. The Buccaneers defeated the Colts 38-31. (AP Picture/Jeff Lewis) (Jeff Lewis, AP)
The Miami Dolphins are one step nearer to a full teaching employees below new coach Mike McDaniel.
The Dolphins employed Tyrone McKenzie as their new outdoors linebackers coach, a league supply confirmed to the South Florida Solar Sentinel late Tuesday evening.
McKenzie replaces Rob Leonard in that function with the Dolphins after Leonard took the identical job with the Baltimore Ravens.
With the Dolphins additionally hiring Darrell Bevell as quarterbacks coach and passing-game coordinator, if all reported hires come to fruition, Miami is now one coach away from a full teaching employees.
That job would go to a defensive backs coach after Gerald Alexander was fired by McDaniel final week. The teaching hires below McDaniel haven't but been formally introduced by the Dolphins.
McKenzie is a former linebacker who was a third-round pick of the College of South Florida by the New England Patriots in 2009. He was additionally with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Minnesota Vikings. Outdoors of the 2012 season in Minnesota, he spent most of his taking part in profession on follow squads; that yr, he made 12 tackles on particular groups.
McKenzie broke into the teaching ranks as an assistant particular groups coach with the Los Angeles Rams in 2017. He was inside linebackers coach with the Tennessee Titans in 2018 and 2019, linebackers coach with the Detroit Lions in 2020 and spent the 2021 season with the Indianapolis Colts.
On the defensive facet of the teaching employees, McDaniel already retained defensive coordinator Josh Boyer, line of defense coach Austin Clark, linebackers coach Anthony Campanile and cornerbacks coach Charles Burks. Solely the defensive backs function vacated by Alexander stays.
Hiring Bevell completes the Dolphins’ offensive teaching employees. Miami may even have assistant place coaches under the first teaching employees.