MIAMI (AP) — Rejected by Jeff Fisher, Miami owner Stephen Ross says the Dolphins plan to interview several more candidates before hiring a coach.
Fisher turned down the Dolphins’ offer and instead accepted a job coaching the St. Louis Rams, a person familiar with the decision said Friday. The person confirmed the agreement to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the hiring hadn’t been announced.
Ross and general manager Jeff Ireland quickly hit the reset button in their search, but the rejection represented a major setback.
Fisher’s decision came 10 days after he interviewed with Miami. In a phone interview, Ross said in a phone interview with AP that he didn’t think Fisher was deterred because the Dolphins, unlike the Rams, have a general manager in place.
