The Miami Dolphins’ offensive coordinator search forges on this offseason with little end in sight. One of the Dolphins’ reported finalists for the position, Steelers quarterbacks coach Matt Canada, appeared to be in, then out, then back in contention for the job. We now know, officially, that Canada is out of contention for the job — because he’s been promoted by the Steelers to take the same position for Pittsburgh. The team announced the news yesterday after a string of interviews for the position.
We have promoted Matt Canada to offensive coordinator.
— Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) January 25, 2021
Canada was included on the list of initial candidates for the Dolphins, only to be reported to be Pittsburgh’s choice for the position last week. But the Steelers hosted Pep Hamilton (another Dolphins candidate) and former Browns head coach Hue Jackson last weekend for interviews, calling into question whether or not Canada had the job as locked up as it was initially reported.
He does.
From here, the Dolphins will either look to tap into a new pool of candidates from teams recently having exited the playoff picture or else move forward with one of the few remaining reported finalists for the position. Three of Miami’s originally reported targets remain: Dolphins assistants Eric Studesville and George Godsey plus Hamilton, who was the Chargers’ quarterbacks coach in 2020. An additional name to watch is former Miami Hurricanes quarterback Ken Dorsey, who has served as the Buffalo Bills’ quarterbacks coach in 2019 and 2020. Dorsey’s hand in the development of Bills quarterback Josh Allen is undoubtedly the nucleus of his resume and the Dolphins are looking to construct an offense that is tailored to the strengths of their young signal caller.
Dorsey, who has a connection to new Dolphins quarterbacks coach Charlie Frye thanks to their playing days with the Cleveland Browns, has become a popular name over the last 24 hours — he received a formal interview request from the Seattle Seahawks yesterday.
Per source, the Seahawks put in a request to interview Bills QBs coach Ken Dorsey for their offensive coordinator job. They aren’t the first. Dorsey’s name has been a popular one.
— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) January 25, 2021
This is a new contender to watch for the offensive coordinator role. One name we know won’t be filling the position? Matt Canada.
