The Detroit Lions have reportedly "reached out" to former Miami Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel about their offensive coordinator vacancy, according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport.

This article was originally published on www.si.com as Mike McDaniel Tracker: Latest Updates About Ex-Dolphins Coach’s NFL Job Search. When the Dolphins decided to move on from head coach Mike McDaniel, he instantly became one of the hottest coaching candidates in the NFL.

The Philadelphia Eagles have reportedly expressed interest in former Miami Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel as offensive coordinator.

Former Miami Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel now has four interviews scheduled for head coaching vacancies elsewhere in the NFL.

The Miami Dolphins fired head coach Mike McDaniel on Thursday morning after a disappointing 7-10 season in which the team missed the playoffs for the second year in a row.

Mike McDaniel has become one of the top head-coaching candidates on the market after he was fired by the Miami Dolphins on Thursday.

During his time with the Dolphins, McDaniel maximized the talent of several offensive players like Tua Tagovailoa, Tyreek Hill, Aaron Brewer, and Jonnu Smith, who all had their best NFL seasons under the coach. That could be appealing to Atlanta given it already has an offensive core in place with Michael Penix Jr, Bijan Robinson, and Drake London.

The NFL coaching carousel is about to take some interesting turns in the coming weeks as teams across the league look to fill their vacant positions. While John Harbaugh might be the hottest name on the market right now,

Shula is the grandson of legendary Dolphins coach Don Shula, who won two Super Bowls with the Dolphins in 1973 — the NFL’s only perfect season — and 1974, while appearing in three others. The younger Shula is expected to be seriously considered for the job and some are predicting that he is hired.

The Miami Dolphins fired coach Mike McDaniel, ending an up-and-down four-year partnership. McDaniel met with Dolphins owner Stephen Ross earlier this week regarding the future direction of the franchise and Ross ultimately decided to make a coaching change, per ESPN .