Dolphins agree to deal making Adam Gase head coach
— -- The Miami Dolphins have hired Adam Gase as their next head coach.
The Dolphins tweeted a greeting to Gase on Saturday.
Gase, the former offensive coordinator for the Chicago Bears, becomes Miami's fourth consecutive hire with no prior head-coaching experience, joining former Dolphins coaches Joe Philbin, Tony Sparano and Cam Cameron. He is considered a "quarterback guru," a highly coveted trait for Miami. He worked with quarterback Jay Cutler this season and Peyton Manning and Tim Tebow in Denver in previous seasons.
The Dolphins were looking for someone who can get the best out of fourth-year quarterback Ryan Tannehill in 2016 and beyond. Tannehill was given a $96 million extension last year but has been inconsistent with a 29-35 record as a starter.
Gase becomes the Dolphins' ninth coach since 2004. He also interviewed with the Eagles, Browns and Giants and was considered the front-runner for the Dolphins job.
Miami interviewed seven candidates this week, including former interim head coach Dan Campbell and former longtime head coaches Mike Shanahan and Mike Smith. Gase was the only candidate to get a second interview.
"We did exhaustive research on all of the candidates ahead of time and conducted thorough and detailed interviews with each person," Dolphins owner Stephen Ross said in a statement. "In the end, I was convinced and the search committee was unanimous Adam was the right leader for our football team who best met all of our priorities. He has high energy, is competitive and driven to win with a mindset of teaching and developing players."
At 37, Gase becomes the league's youngest head coach. He has no head-coaching experience but has been a target of NFL coaching searches for at least three years.
The Dolphins were 6-10 this season and missed the playoffs for the seventh consecutive year.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
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