Mike McDaniel and his mom, Donna, were unable to talk when they connected on a FaceTime call that early February afternoon. The tears were raw and emotions real as they tried to collect themselves while flipping through a mental scrapbook of triumphs and setbacks.
At 2:46 p.m., Mike was offered the Miami Dolphins’ head coaching job, the culmination of a journey that started as an autograph-seeking . . .
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