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The Miami Dolphins reportedly hired a new general manager on Friday, but not the candidate linked to John Harbaugh.
The Dolphins have hired Green Bay Packers vice president of personnel Jon-Eric Sullivan to be their new general manager, according to multiple reports.
When the Dolphins fired Mike McDaniel on Thursday, many fans speculated that they would hire Chad Alexander as their new general manager to help bring in Harbaugh. Alexander began his career with the Baltimore Ravens as a scout in 1999 and spent 20 seasons with the organization in a variety of roles, overlapping with Harbaugh.
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Jon-Eric Sullivan, director of college scouting for the Green Bay Packers, speaks in Green Bay, Wisconsin, on April 26, 2018. (Mike Roemer, File/AP Photo)
Alexander is currently the assistant general manager of the Los Angeles Chargers and works with Harbaugh’s brother, Jim Harbaugh. Alexander’s familiarity with the Harbaugh brothers led many to believe that if the Dolphins hired him, it could lead the former Ravens coach to join him in South Beach.
Instead, the Dolphins chose Sullivan. He spent 22 seasons with the Packers, starting as a scouting intern in 2003 before earning a full-time position in the team’s football operations department in 2004.
Sullivan worked his way up through the organization and was named vice president of personnel in 2022. The Packers have made the playoffs in each of the last three seasons.
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Head coach Jim Harbaugh of the Los Angeles Chargers and head coach John Harbaugh of the Baltimore Ravens pose for a photo before an NFL football game at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, on November 25, 2024. (Michael Owens/Getty Images)
Sullivan’s family has ties to the Dolphins organization, as his father, Jerry Sullivan, was the Dolphins’ wide receivers coach in 2004.
Sullivan has a lot of big decisions to make in his first offseason on the job. He must hire a new head coach and then determine what to do with the future of the quarterback position. Harbaugh, who will undoubtedly be a candidate for the job, will surely be of interest to Sullivan as he begins his head coaching search.
Tua Tagovailoa, who was benched for the final three games of the season due to poor play, still has plenty of money left on his contract.
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Tua Tagovailoa (1) of the Miami Dolphins walks off the field after a failed two-point conversion attempt in the second half of an NFL football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on December 15, 2025. (Justin Berl/AP Photo)
Tagovailoa threw for 2,660 yards with 20 touchdowns last season, but showed a marked decline in accuracy and mobility after signing a four-year, $212.4 million extension in July 2024. He finished second in the NFL with 15 interceptions, which was a career-high.
Tagovailoa is guaranteed $54 million through 2026, and the Dolphins would suffer major cap hits by releasing him. Releasing him next year would result in a dead cap charge of $99 million. If the measure is designated as a post-June 1 release, those charges are spread over two years, with $67.4 million allocated to the 2026 cap and $31.8 million in 2027.
