Initial reports indicate Kris Richard leading candidate for Miami Dolphins head coaching job

Per a report by SiriusXM NFL Radio host Alex Marvez, the Miami Dolphins are believed to be leaning towards Dallas Cowboys defensive backs coach/passing game coordinator Kris Richard as their next head coach.

Richard was a defensive back himself, playing for the Seattle Seahawks, Miami Dolphins, San Francisco 49ers, and Oakland Raiders over a 6-year NFL career. Following his playing career, he joined Pete Carroll as a graduate assistant for USC for two years before following Carroll to the Seahawks in 2010.

He served as a defensive backs coach for 5 years and then spent three years as the defensive coordinator for the Seahawks, and is largely credited for developing the ‘Legion of Boom’…