Who is Chad O’Shea, the Miami Dolphins’ offensive coordinator under Brian Flores?

Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores has hired Chad O’Shea as his offensive coordinator. Here’s what you need to know about O’Shea:

▪ Age: 46.

▪ Years coaching in NFL: 15.

▪ Previous stops (and titles): New England Patriots (Wide receivers coach, 2009-2018), Minnesota Vikings (wide receivers coach/assistant special teams coach 2008; wide receivers coach, 2007; offensive assistant, 2006), Kansas City Chiefs (assistant special teams coach, 2004-2005).

▪ Notable players coached: Wes Welker, Julian Edelman, Danny Amendola, Sidney Rice.

▪ Analysis: O’Shea, a Houston native and former college quarterback who quickly chose the coaching route after his college career ended, will get his first opportunity to be a full-time coordinator after 15 years in various roles in the league. He spent a decade with the Patriots as their wide receivers coach.

▪ From Flores: “Chad is extremely smart, innovative and hard working. He brings a lot of energy to practice and meetings. Chad has a great rapport with players. He has earned the trust of a lot of guys he has worked with from Randy Moss to Wes Welker to Julian Edelman. Chad has gotten the most out of his players from the 10 years I have been around him.”

This story was originally published February 4, 2019 at 11:54 AM.

Adam H. Beasley

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Adam Beasley has covered the Dolphins for the Miami Herald since 2012, and has worked for the newspaper since 2006. He is a graduate of Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Communications and has written about sports professionally since 1996. Support my work with a digital subscription

Jordan McPherson

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Jordan McPherson covers the Miami Hurricanes and Florida Panthers for the Miami Herald. He attended the University of Florida and covered the Gators athletic program for five years before joining the Herald staff in December 2017.