{"id":33443,"date":"2025-03-16T01:40:04","date_gmt":"2025-03-16T01:40:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=33443"},"modified":"2025-03-16T01:40:04","modified_gmt":"2025-03-16T01:40:04","slug":"dolphins-recent-front-office-move-could-be-bad-news-for-chris-grier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=33443","title":{"rendered":"Dolphins recent front office move could be bad news for Chris Grier"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"article-intro mb-4 text-darkGrey font-group-large md:font-group-normal lg:font-group-large\">This is an interesting hire ahead of the season<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex items-center justify-between text-darkGrey font-group-bigger\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\">\n<div class=\"mb-0 md:mb-9 relative md:mx-10 md:mb-9\">\n<figure>\n<div class=\"overflow-hidden bg-lightGrey\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full\" title=\"Miami Dolphins GM Chris Grier\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_455,w_8368,h_4707\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/62\/01jpb836ct2p4gmfa8jn.jpg\" alt=\"Miami Dolphins GM Chris Grier\" width=\"8368\" height=\"4707\" data-uw-rm-alt-original=\"Miami Dolphins GM Chris Grier\" data-uw-rm-alt=\"ALT\" \/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"ml-1 pb-2 mt-4 md:m-3 text-darkGrey font-group-tiny\">Miami Dolphins GM Chris Grier | Mark Brown\/GettyImages<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex flex-wrap\">\n<div class=\"flex mr-4 lg:w-[calc(70%-3em)] max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"hidden md:block md:mx-4 hidden md:block\" data-testid=\"share-menu\">\n<div class=\"sticky top-20 mb-3\" data-testid=\"share-menu-inner\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><main class=\"min-w-0 flex-1\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"viewablity-block\">\n<figure class=\"player-wrapper relative aspect-video mb-[18px] bg-grey rounded-md hidden player-wrapper-lg md:block\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"article-content\">\n<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">While Miami Dolphins fans continue to watch what the team is doing in free agency, an interesting hire has sparked speculation about Chris Grier&#8217;s future as the general manager.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Grier\u00a0should be on the hot seat, but every Dolphins fan knows that is not the case. Miami owner Stephen Ross has full confidence in Grier, and barring something completely unforeseen, he isn&#8217;t going to fire him, even if the Dolphins don&#8217;t win in 2025.<\/p>\n<div id=\"inarticle_d_2_4\" class=\"mm-slot-content\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"external_HTML\" class=\"mm-slot-content\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Enter an interesting twist that could end up being tied to the Grier&#8217;s future, as Miami, according to ESPN&#8217;s Adam Schefter\u00a0on Friday, has added former Las Vegas Raiders assistant general manager Champ Kelly to its front office.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Miami Dolphins hire former Las Vegas Raiders assistant GM Champ Kelly<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">To be clear, Grier isn&#8217;t likely to suddenly get fired and be replaced by Kelly. The suggestion here is that Grier may shift to another role with the Dolphins, and Kelly would then take over as the team&#8217;s general manager. This isn&#8217;t something we haven&#8217;t heard before.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">There was speculation in the media prior to the end of last season that Grier has wanted to take a step back. Sort of a retirement but not really-type of move.<\/p>\n<div id=\"inarticle_d_2_5\" class=\"mm-slot-content\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">The thought was that he would take on a different role within the team&#8217;s executive structure. While we can&#8217;t assume anything, if Grier has that thought process, would he not want a hand in naming his own successor?<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Kelly is a well-respected executive who, as Schefter also pointed out, has interviewed around the NFL for general manager jobs with other teams. He has not received the call yet, but after a year with the Dolphins, he may find himself on a short list to take over, should Grier, in fact, step aside.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Miami fans probably won&#8217;t like the idea, especially if Grier stays with the team in some capacity, and it could simply be as a go-between from the next general manager to Ross.<\/p>\n<div id=\"inarticle_d_2_6\" class=\"mm-slot-content\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">For now, Dolphins fans haven&#8217;t been too thrilled with the signing. Miami has not made many forward strides\u00a0so far in free agency\u00a0this year, and the idea of hiring an executive from a team that many believe is worse internally than the Dolphins isn&#8217;t making fans more excited.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/main><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is an interesting hire ahead of the season Miami Dolphins GM Chris Grier | Mark Brown\/GettyImages While Miami Dolphins fans continue to watch what the team&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":33444,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33443","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Dolphins recent front office move could be bad news for Chris Grier - 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