Dolphins' Darren Waller says he was kicked out of exit meeting with coach Mike McDaniel before firing

The Miami Dolphins fired caput manager Mike McDaniel past week, and Darren Waller astir recovered himself close successful the heavy of it.

"I was astatine the country of the crime, bro. I deliberation I was the past idiosyncratic to spot him earlier helium got fired," the Dolphins choky extremity said successful a caller quality connected Johnny Manziel's podcast.

Waller said helium was successful his exit interrogation with McDaniel discussing possibilities for the 2026 play earlier proprietor Stephen Ross "kicked the doorway open" astir 10 minutes into their discussion.

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Miami Dolphins choky extremity Darren Waller (83) catches the shot successful the archetypal 4th astatine Bank of America Stadium connected Oct. 5, 2025 successful Charlotte, North Carolina. (Bob Donnan/Imagn Images)

"He comes successful and, like, joins the conversation," Waller said. "We're conscionable each talking, reflecting connected the year, and Stephen Ross was like, ‘Love to person you backmost adjacent year.’ Then the speech benignant of conscionable hits a lull."

Waller said Ross was past giving him a circumstantial look, which Manziel understood.

"It's clip for you to get the hellhole out," Manziel said laughing.

"I looked astatine Mike, and helium said we'd decorativeness the speech aboriginal … I spell retired of the meeting, get a massage, cheque my telephone and spot helium was fired. I'm like, ‘This s--- is cold.’"

Ross cited a request for "comprehensive change" aft the squad missed the playoffs for a 2nd consecutive twelvemonth with a 7-10 decorativeness this season. 

Miami Dolphins caput manager Mike McDaniel runs to the locker country aft the archetypal fractional of an NFL shot crippled Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025, successful Miami Gardens, Florida. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

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The Dolphins made back-to-back playoff appearances successful McDaniel’s archetypal 2 seasons arsenic caput manager but were eliminated some times successful the archetypal round. The pursuing season, they were eliminated aft suffering an unexpected nonaccomplishment to the New York Jets successful the team’s play finale. 

McDaniel’s last play successful Miami was tumultuous, highlighted by backmost Tua Tagovailoa's struggles and his eventual benching successful the last 3 games of the season.  

As 1 of his past large moves arsenic caput coach, McDaniel said this week that the Dolphins would clasp a backmost contention for the 2026 season, a determination Tagovailoa seemed to invited this week erstwhile helium confirmed helium was unfastened to a "fresh start" determination else.

Dolphins wide manager Chris Grier and manager Mike McDaniel code reporters. (HAL HABIB / The Palm Beach Post / USA TODAY NETWORK)

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In summation to replacing their caput manager and uncovering a reliable campaigner for the backmost position, the Dolphins volition beryllium looking for longtime wide manager Chris Grier’s replacement aft helium was fired mid-season. 

Fox News' Paulina Dedaj contributed to this report.

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