Dolphins to interview LB coach Anthony Campanile for defensive coordinator opening
The Dolphins plan to interview linebackers coach Anthony Campanile for their defensive coordinator opening, a league source confirmed to the Miami Herald.
Campanile, the first known in-house candidate for the vacancy, has coached Miami’s linebackers for the past three seasons. Before joining the Dolphins, Campanile served as a college assistant for several years at Rutgers, Boston College and Michigan, where he also coached linebackers. He has never been a defensive coordinator in the NFL but spent one season as a co-defensive coordinator at Boston College, and also spent time as an offensive coordinator and defensive coordinator at Don Bosco Prep in New Jersey. Campanile, 40, was a four-year player at Rutgers from 2001 to 2004.
The Dolphins fired Josh Boyer as defensive coordinator on Jan. 19 and dismissed three assistants. Miami also plans to interview former Chicago Bears defensive coordinator Sean Desai. Desai, 39, was the Bears’ defensive coordinator for the 2021 season and spent this past season as an associate head coach with the Seattle Seahawks.
Elsewhere, the Washington Commanders on Monday announced they are interviewing Dolphins associate head coach/running backs coach Eric Studesville for their offensive coordinator opening. Studesville held the title of co-offensive coordinator for Miami during the 2021 season. He was retained by head coach Mike McDaniel and stripped of the coordinator role but given the associate head coach title.
NFL Network first reported that the Dolphins plan to interview Campanile and Desai.
This story was originally published January 23, 2023 at 2:07 PM.
