The Dolphins have fired third-year coach Brian Flores, the team announced Monday. ESPN's Adam Schefter was the first to report the surprising move.
The decision comes a day after Miami knocked off New England, 33–24, to clinch the team's second straight winning season at 9–8. Flores was 24–25 as Dolphins coach, but led the team to back-to-back winning seasons in '20 and '21, a first for the franchise since the '02–03 seasons.
"I made a decision today to part ways with Brian Flores,” team owner Stephen Ross said in a statement. “After evaluating where we are as an organization and what we need going forward to improve, I determined that key dynamics of our football organization weren't functioning at a level I want it to be and felt that this decision was in the best interest of the Miami Dolphins.