Fans of the Miami Dolphins finally got their pound of flesh Friday.
The Dolphins and general manager Chris Grier agreed to mutually part ways, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, after the team’s 28-6 loss to the Baltimore Ravens on Thursday.
Dolphins fans sported paper-bag heads and booed the team loudly throughout their loss to the Ravens that dropped them to 2-7 this year. Yet, the announcement that much-maligned fourth-year coach Mike McDaniel would continue in his post for the rest of the season left Dolphins fans hoping for a different type of change.
The Dolphins will promote senior personnel exec Champ Kelly as their interim GM.
Grier had worked for the Dolphins since 2000 and had been the team’s general manager since 2016. They have made the playoffs three times in Grier’s tenure as GM, but the Dolphins still haven’t won a postseason game since Grier’s first season with the team.
Chris Grier Dismantled The Dolphins’ Roster This Off-Season
Miami had been on the cusp of taking over the AFC East with quarterback Tua Tagovailoa meticulously operating McDaniel’s offense over their first two seasons together.
But after the Dolphins’ 8-9 regression year in 2024, Grier pulled much of the talent off the roster — especially with the misguided Jalen Ramsey-to-the-Pittsburgh Steelers deal where Miami dealt the All-Pro cornerback and tight end Jonnu Smith for safety Minkah Fitzpatrick.
The result is Miami ranks 28th in the NFL in offense (291.4 yards per game) and is just 25th in the NFL in points per game (20.0). The Dolphins have scored just 40 points in their past three games, despite their 34-point outburst in their win over the Atlanta Falcons last weekend.
Grier convinced tight end Darren Waller to come out of retirement and play with the Dolphins. But after scoring in his first three games, he sustained a pectoral injury and was placed on injured reserve after their 31-6 loss to the Cleveland Browns.
Couple that injury with the loss of All-Pro wide receiver Tyreek Hill, and the Dolphins are playing without two marquee offensive weapons.
The Dolphins Defense Has Been Really Bad In 2025
As a result of Miami’s off-season wheeling and dealing, it has hardly played defense this season. The Fins are tied for 28th in the NFL in points-against per game (27.0) and rushing-yards against per game (145.6).
Miami has allowed at least 27 points in seven of its nine games, and perhaps it’s no surprise it is 2-0 in the games where it allowed fewer than that.
The Dolphins ranked 10th in the NFL in points-against per game (21.4), a function of having standouts like Ramsey, Jevon Holland, Calais Campbell, Emmanuel Ogbah and others manning that unit.
Yet, each of those players departed South Florida either by trade or free agency, and the Dolphins have failed to replace them. A year after posting 35 sacks, which was near the bottom of the list of NFL leaders, the Dolphins have just 17 this season — which puts them on pace for fewer since they just surpassed the season’s halfway point Thursday night.
Despite how things looked just 24 months ago — when Miami held a three-game lead over the Buffalo Bills with five games to play before coughing it up and only qualifying as a wild card — the Dolphins appear farther than ever from a Super Bowl.
Whoever replaces Grier is going to have his work cut out for him.
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