Overview
- Detroit defensive coordinator Kelvin Sheppard is set for a Monday morning, in-person interview for Miami’s head-coach vacancy, the first day such meetings are permitted for assistants under contract.
- The Lions granted Miami’s request to speak with Sheppard, and Detroit would receive two third-round picks if he is hired under Rooney Rule compensation provisions.
- Sheppard, 38, coached his first season as Detroit’s coordinator in 2025 with a middle-of-the-pack finish after injuries, and Dan Campbell has praised his growth.
- A former Dolphins linebacker with family ties to South Florida, Sheppard began coaching at LSU in 2020 before rising through Detroit’s staff.
- Miami also has in-person meetings set with Jeff Hafley and Patrick Graham on Monday, with Hafley reported to be advancing to a second interview as the perceived frontrunner.