For the first time in a decade, the Miami Dolphins will have a fresh face leading their front office.
Dolphins owner Stephen Ross has tabbed Green Bay Packers vice president of player personnel Jon-Eric Sullivan to become Miami's new general manager, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero reported Friday. The team later announced Sullivan's hiring.
The Dolphins had a head start on their GM search after the club and Chris Grier parted ways in October. Grier had overseen the roster building in Miami since the 2016 season.
Sullivan will now be tasked with turning around a club that has a massive quarterback conundrum with Tua Tagovailoa potentially headed out of town and the Dolphins facing significant salary cap questions.
Sullivan's hiring comes days after the Dolphins fired head coach Mike McDaniel.
McDaniel seemed to be sticking around and told the media he would be part of the interview process for Grier's successor. Instead, McDaniel was dismissed four days after Miami's season finale.
Son of long-time coach Jerry Sullivan, Jon-Eric Sullivan has worked his way up the ranks in Green Bay since joining the Packers in 2003 as a training camp intern. Moving from scout to director of college scouting in 2016 to co-director of player personnel in 2018, Sullivan became Green Bay's VP of player personnel in 2022.
Sullivan is viewed as one of the bright young minds in scouting circles and now brings that expertise to South Beach.
With a new GM in place, the focus turns to hiring a new head coach.
With Sullivan plucked from Green Bay, there are several coaching candidates linked to the new GM, starting with Packers defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley. Other potential options include former Green Bay Super Bowl-winning coach Mike McCarthy, current Jacksonville Jaguars DC Anthony Campanile (Packers LBs coach in 2024), and Packers offensive coordinator Adam Stenavich. If Green Bay were to part ways with Matt LaFleur, he would immediately become a hot name in Miami.
