Overview
- Speaking Wednesday in Madrid, McDaniel said he is "forever indebted" to Quinn for supporting him at the start of his recovery.
- McDaniel recounted that on Jan. 4, 2016, Quinn, Kyle Shanahan and Raheem Morris sat him down and confronted his drinking.
- Reporting details that Quinn connected McDaniel with a team psychologist and helped arrange roughly a three‑week inpatient stay.
- McDaniel says he has been sober since that intervention, a turning point he has discussed previously in interviews and on Hard Knocks.
- Their comments came before Dolphins–Commanders in Madrid, their first meeting as head coaches and part of the NFL’s first regular‑season game in Spain.