On Sunday night the Miami Dolphins got to watch the Patriots advance to their third straight Super Bowl while hoping that Brian Flores would instead become immediately available. Now they must wait.
This week the Dolphins can speak with Flores should they choose. The Patriots who will face the Rams in two weeks will allow coaches to interview elsewhere but NFL rules prohibit teams from actually signing a contract with that coach.
Miami is expected to talk with Flores most likely about other coaches that he will want to bring on board. Miami won’t actually hire the coaches ahead of Flores but they can reach out to broker deals with them ahead of the hiring.