Packers defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley will get a second interview with the Dolphins, suggesting he's a top candidate in Miami.

Packers defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley has emerged as a strong candidate for Miami’s head coaching job. The Dolphins are setting up a second interview with Hafley, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports. It’ll be the first in-person meeting between the two sides.

The Miami Dolphins are working out their schedule for in-person interviews with head coaching candidates when the league rules permit them to start on Monday. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Green Bay Packers defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley will be one of the candidates to head to Miami early in the week.

Hafley left his job as Boston College's head coach to become the Green Bay Packers ' defensive coordinator and earned a lot of praise for the team's 2024 success. The addition of star pass rusher Micah Parsons elevated the Packers defense even further in 2025 with the team allowing only 278.7 yards per game through the first 12 weeks.

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Hafley, who recently completed his second season as Green Bay’s defensive coordinator, has either been interviewed or has been requested for an interview with six different teams.

Even Packers head coach Matt LaFleur expects Hafley to get one of those jobs, meaning he’ll have to find a new defensive coordinator — assuming LaFleur himself is back in Green Bay, as his status remains in limbo with one year left on his existing contract.