Dolphins News: Miami Searching For New Defensive Line Coach, Charlie Bullen A Favorite?

Following defensive line coach Kacy Rodgers' departure to the New York Jets to become their next defensive coordinator, the Miami Dolphins are left looking for candidates to lead their talented corps of defensive linemen into the future.

As ESPN's James Walker points out, "Rodgers was one of Miami's most respected assistants. Defensive linemen such as Pro Bowler Cameron Wake, Olivier Vernon, Randy Starks and Jared Odrick all developed under Rodgers' tutelage. The Dolphins also registered 39 quarterback sacks last season."

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One potential option to replace Rodgers his assistant defensive line coach Charlie Bullen, who has been on the Dolphins' coaching staff since 2012 after five years of work on the collegiate level.

Whether its Bullen or another candidate who ends up taking the job, they will have big shoes to fill despite the defensive line's obvious swoon as the Dolphins faded down the stretch in 2014.