Buffalo Bills offensive coordinator Joe Brady isn’t just preparing for the Denver Broncos this weekend, he also has a second head coach interview lined up. After a request to interview for the Baltimore Ravens’ head coach job, Joe Brady has also received a request to interview for the Miami Dolphins head coach job, per the Palm Beach Post.
Brady is from Pembroke Pines, Florida, about 15 miles from the Dolphins’ Hard Rock Stadium.
During the 2025 offseason, the New York Jets, New Orleans Saints, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Chicago Bears requested interviews with Brady. This year, the Baltimore Ravens have requested an interview.
When can Joe Brady interview with the Miami Dolphins?
Because of the timing after the Wild Card round, Brady can’t be interviewed until after the Bills are eliminated of the AFC Championship Game, whichever comes first. If the Bills win Sunday, he can’t interview until January 26th and those can take place until February 1. Because he didn’t interview this week virtually, that interview has to be virtual.
Miami Dolphins coaching search casting a wide net
The Bills’ rival, the Miami Dolphins are casting a wide net. The team completed interviews with former Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski and Green Bay Packers defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley Wednesday and requested interviews with Brady and Jacksonville Jaguars defensive coordinator Anthony Campanile, too.
Who would replace Joe Brady as Bills offensive coordinator?
The Bills don’t have an obvious in-house replacement for Brady should he get the job. That’s not a dealbreaker, because Brady never worked with McDermott before being hired as QBs coach in 2022. They share a common alma mater in William & Mary College, but were years apart.
Tight ends coach Rob Boras has previous experience as an offensive coordinator with the Jeff Fisher Rams in late 2015 and 2016. He has been with the Bills as TE coach since 2017.
Offensive line coach Aaron Kromer was the Chicago Bears OC in 2013 and 2014, but head coach Marc Trestman called the plays. He has been the OL coach since 2022 when Brain Daboll hired away Bobby Johnson to the New York Giants.
Quarterbacks coach is usually a place where folks look as a stepping stone to the offensive coordinator role. Ronald Curry serves that role and joined Buffalo in 2024 after Brady was promoted to offensive coordinator. Curry was with the Saints from 2016 to 2023, working beside Brady during 2017 and 2018. Despite his time in the system, he was never promoted to offensive coordinator in New Orleans despite heavy turnover there.
Another stepping stone to offensive coordinator is usually passing game coach, but the Bills list Marc Lubick in that role as a “specialist” not “coordinator”. He’s pretty green for the position.
Brian Daboll, Buffalo’s former offensive coordinator, is available after being fired as the New York Giants head coach. It’s unclear if he would return to Buffalo. He has a great relationship with QB Josh Allen, but I never got the sense that Daboll and Sean McDermott were on the same page to the point where it might be a slam dunk return.
The sexiest name on the list from another team is Denver Broncos offensive pass game coordinator/quarterbacks coach Davis Webb. A former Bills quarterback under McDermott, Webb is good friends with Josh Allen and his star is on a meteoric rise. He’s receiving head coach interviews around the league. Since he doesn’t call the plays in Denver, this would be a promotion and thus he can interview and take the Bills job without being blocked.
Ken Dorsey is likely going to be on the market after the Cleveland Browns’ coaching staff overhaul, but it’s unlikely he would return after McDermott fired him a few years ago.
Kansas City Chiefs pass game coordinator Joe Bleymaier worked on the same staff as McDermott with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2009.
Former Bills QB coach David Culley hasn’t worked in the NFL since being fired as the Houston Texans head coach following the 2021 season.