Ex-Dolphins coach Brian Flores gets first interview lined up; Miami signs 4 to futures deals

Former Miami Dolphins manager Brian Flores, who was fired connected Monday, reportedly got his archetypal interrogation for different caput coaching vacancy lined up connected Tuesday with the Chicago Bears.

Flores is expected to beryllium a blistery sanction for different unfastened jobs aft his astonishment dismissal connected Monday pursuing back-to-back winning seasons. Dolphins proprietor Steve Ross pointed to “communication and collaboration” issues arsenic reasons for his dismissal.

The Bears are looking for a manager aft firing Matt Nagy connected Monday. The Tuesday quality of Flores’ interrogation with Chicago was archetypal reported by NFL Network.

Flores, successful his last twelvemonth with the Dolphins, got a look astatine the Bears’ roster successful a brace of August associated practices and a preseason crippled up of the 2021 season. If helium gets the job, helium would beryllium successful different script with a second-year backmost selected successful the archetypal circular successful Justin Fields aft coaching Tua Tagovailoa successful his sophomore run with the Dolphins this past season.

The Dolphins question to Chicago to look the Bears successful the 2022 season, truthful if Flores ends up there, helium would look his erstwhile squad adjacent fall.

Miami’s archetypal reported interrogation was requested with Buffalo Bills violative coordinator Brian Daboll, who had a play moving with Tagovailoa successful assemblage astatine Alabama.

The Bears are besides looking to interview erstwhile Miami Hurricanes linebacker Glenn Cook for their vacant wide manager position. Cook, who played for UM from 2003 to 2008, is vice president of subordinate unit for the Cleveland Browns.

Flores was 24-25 successful 3 seasons with the Dolphins and did not person a playoff quality aft falling a triumph abbreviated each of the past 2 seasons.

Dolphins futures contracts

The Dolphins announced connected Tuesday they signed 4 players to reserve/futures contracts: Wide receiver Cody Core, cornerback Javaris Davis, tackle Adam Pankey and tackle Kion Smith.

The quartet was connected Miami’s signifier squad astatine the extremity of the season. The signings let the Dolphins to support these players passim the offseason. They spell into effect astatine the commencement of the caller league twelvemonth connected March 16, erstwhile rosters grow to 90.

Of the group, Core has the astir NFL acquisition but joined the Dolphins astir recently. He was signed to Miami’s signifier squad connected Nov. 29 but did not look successful a game.

Core has played successful 4 NFL seasons — 3 with the Cincinnati Bengals (2016-18) and New York Giants (2019) — appearing successful 51 games with 7 starts. Originally a sixth-round prime of the Bengals successful the 2016 draft, Core has recorded 33 receptions for 388 yards and 1 touchdown.

Pankey has appeared successful 7 games for the Dolphins since being awarded disconnected waivers connected Dec. 10, 2019. Spending the 2021 play connected the signifier squad, helium was elevated for the “Monday Night Football” triumph against the New Orleans Saints connected Dec. 27 and played 1 violative snap. He appeared successful 9 games with the Green Bay Packers betwixt 2017 and 2018.

Davis has spent the past 2 seasons connected Miami’s signifier squad and made his NFL debut successful the Nov. 28 triumph against the Carolina Panthers, signaling 2 tackles and 1 walk defensed.

Smith spent his rookie play arsenic an undrafted subordinate retired of Fayetteville State connected the Dolphins’ signifier squad without appearing successful a game. Before joining Miami, helium spent the erstwhile offseason and grooming campy with the Atlanta Falcons, which had associated practices successful Miami past preseason.

Any subordinate not connected an progressive roster astatine the extremity of a team’s play is eligible to motion a futures contract.