Overview

• Bleacher Report’s Alex Kay floated a scenario in which Miami trades a fourth-round pick to Tampa Bay for the rights to bring Bruce Arians back as head coach.
• The Dolphins opened 0-3 as scrutiny grows on Mike McDaniel following an 8-9 finish in 2024.
• Bruce Arians has served as a Buccaneers senior consultant since stepping down before the 2022 season and owns an 80-48-1 head-coaching record with a Super Bowl title in 2020.
• Coverage notes that coach-rights trades have precedent, citing Bill Belichick’s move in 2000 and Jon Gruden’s acquisition in 2002.
• Reports emphasize no signs of negotiations, uncertainty around Arians’ current contract and front-office role in 3-0 Tampa Bay, and the fact he would be the league’s oldest head coach at 72.