Dolphins hiring Alabama staffer Brendan Farrell as special teams assistant

Posted by Curtis Crabtree on February 21, 2019, 1:25 AM EST
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The Miami Dolphins are adding an Alabama assistant coach to their coaching staff.

The Dolphins are hiring Brendan Farrell as a special teams assistant. Farrell had been a special teams quality control coach at Alabama. The move was reported by FootballScoop.com. Farrell is listed on the Dolphins coaching staff on the team’s website.

Farrell previously spent time as a coach at Wayne State, Northwestern State, LSU and Middle Tennessee State before joining Saban’s staff at Alabama in 2013. Farrell played linebacker and safety at Notre Dame from 1996-99 before getting into college coaching at Wayne State in 2002.

Bill Belichick and Nick Saban have a close relationship extending back to their shared time together with the Cleveland Browns. New Dolphins head coach Brian Flores was the Patriots de facto defensive coordinator last season. With the shared connection to Saban, it’s not a surprise Flores would look to Saban’s coaching staff for possibilities to build his coaching staff in Miami.

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9 responses to “Dolphins hiring Alabama staffer Brendan Farrell as special teams assistant”

  1. Sounds like the Dolphins are going to have a lot of great coaches. One thing that is missing ….. a lot of great players.

  3. They are putting together a great staff. And I love that they have decided to do a re-build and give the staff and GM an opportunity to build a strong franchise.

  4. This new staff has far more experience and credentials that any previous Phins staff I can remember.
    Hopefully this group can implant a new philosophy into the locker room and be able to see tangible results going forward. It might take a little while for the wins to come, but if the effort, teaching and schemes are there then it’s a very good start.

  6. beachsidejames says:
    February 21, 2019 at 7:23 am

    Sounds like the Dolphins are going to have a lot of great coaches. One thing that is missing ….. a lot of great players.

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    Free agency and the draft haven’t happened yet. The times coming. Chill.

  7. Flores impresses me with hiring several coaches that could eventually replace him. He isn’t worried about that like most rookie head coaches. (Adam Gase, who brought in flunkies he thought could never replace him)

    Flores has no complex, he wants to win and it shows by whom he surrounds himself with. I like it!

  8. After 20 something years of this organization going in reverse I would say it might be time to get beyond being chilled. I can’t get anymore chilled.

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