#head-coach-hire

#head-coach-hire

About an hour after the Baltimore Ravens announced Jesse Minter as their new head coach on Thursday night, a high-ranking team official was told that Minter has been described as a "legitimate genius." "Honestly, that's what they said about Mike Macdonald," the high-ranking Ravens source said. "And it may just be true again." Like Macdonald, Minter got into the NFL by working his way up through the Ravens' defensive coaching ranks and spent time at the University of Michigan as its defensive coordinator.

Hafley is a first-time head coach at the NFL level, marking the eighth consecutive first-time head coach the Dolphins have hired. But unlike most of his predecessors, Hafley arrives in south Florida with a blank slate. He was hand-picked by Miami's new general manager, Jon-Eric Sullivan, who spent two seasons with him in Green Bay as the vice president of player personnel. The team is also prepared to start over at quarterback, after starter Tua Tagovailoa was benched toward the end of the 2025 season.