The Dolphins rocked the NFL world this morning, with the surprise firing of Brian Flores after only three seasons and back-to-back winning records. According to ESPN's Jeff Darlington, the move was made due to deteriorating relationships between Flores and two of the most important people in the franchise: general manager Chris Grier and quarterback Tua Tagovailoa.
ESPN reports that owner Stephen Ross no longer saw Flores as a healthy fit in Miami, due to things getting to “a pretty bad place” with both Grier and Tagovailoa," in Darlington's words.
“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,” Ross said in the team's statement announcing Flores' dismissal.