The Dolphins have reportedly narrowed down their list of candidates to replace fired general manager Chris Grier to four. According to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network, Chargers assistant general manager Chad Alexander, Packers vice president of player personnel Jon-Eric Sullivan, 49ers director of scouting and football operations Josh Williams, and Miami’s interim general manager Champ Kelly are all moving forward to in-person interviews.
The Dolphins started their search requesting interviews for seven external candidates, including Alexander, Sullivan, and Williams. Also out of San Francisco, assistant general manager R.J. Gillen and vice president of player personnel Tariq Ahmad did not advance with their 49ers colleague, Williams, to the next round of the process. Neither did Eagles assistant general manager Alec Halaby or Rams assistant general manager John McKay. It’s unclear if every requested interview occurred, but the Dolphins simply stated that they had “completed the initial round of interviews” and would be moving on with the aforementioned four.
As Pelissero points out, Miami is working efficiently off of their two-month head start after firing Grier back in October, taking only two days to conduct their virtual interviews. Dianna Russini of The Athletic added on that the in-person, second round of interviews will begin tomorrow.
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