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The Miami Dolphins and general manager Chris Grier announced Friday that they have mutually agreed to part ways.
The decision comes less than 24 hours after the Dolphins suffered a 28-6 loss to the Baltimore Ravens on Thursday night. The Dolphins fell to 2-7 with the loss.
Grier, 55, has been with the Dolphins organization since 2000 and served as the team’s general manager since 2016.
Champ Kelly, the Dolphins’ top personnel executive, was named interim general manager.
“This morning, I made the decision along with general manager Chris Grier to mutually part ways. I have incredible respect for Chris and his family, and I want to thank him for his many contributions to the Miami Dolphins over the past 26 years,” Dolphins general managing partner Stephen M. Ross said in a statement.
“As I evaluated the state of the team and in my conversations with Chris, it became clear to both of us that change could not wait. We must improve, in 2025, 2026 and beyond, and this must start right now. Champ Kelly will serve as interim general manager effective immediately and we will begin our search process for a new general manager. I want to thank Champ for stepping up and his commitment to the success of the Dolphins this season. There is a lot of football left to play and we must all fight even harder. hard.”
In Grier’s 10 years as general manager, he had a 77-80 record with three playoff appearances. They made the playoffs in 2016, 2022 and 2023, losing in the wild card round all three times.
The Dolphins finished 8-9 last season despite quarterback Tua Tagovailoa missing six games due to injury, instilling optimism that they could bounce back and make the playoffs this season, but that hasn’t been the case.
The team has shown some fight and been involved in some close games, but has also suffered three losses by more than 20 points so far this season.
The Dolphins’ next game will be at home against the Buffalo Bills (5-2) on Sunday, November 9.
