Miami Dolphins coach Jeff Hafley and general manager Jon-Eric Sullivan frame the 2025 season as a competitive effort rather than a “rebuild” or “bridge year,” according to reports ahead of training camp. Hafley says he does not view it as appropriate to tell competitive players or coaches that the organization intends to step back for a single season of rebuilding. The club is led by a first-year head coach and a new general manager, and it has reshaped its roster with several younger players who are not yet proven at the NFL level. At the same time, Sullivan’s arrival in January included an immediate focus on improving the franchise’s difficult financial situation. Across coverage, the emphasis is on establishing direction and expectations that reflect urgency despite organizational change. The teams’ outlook is presented as rooted in preparation for the coming season, rather than a temporary transition while waiting for long-term development.
Hafley Dolphins say season is not a rebuild or bridge year
Miami Dolphins coach Jeff Hafley and general manager Jon-Eric Sullivan frame the 2025 season as a competitive effort rather than a “rebuild” or “bridge year,” according to reports ahead of training ca...
- Jeff Hafley says the Dolphins are not treating the season as a rebuild or bridge year.
- The Dolphins have a first-year head coach, Jeff Hafley.
- The team has a new general manager, Jon-Eric Sullivan, who took office in January.
- Miami’s roster has been reshaped with many younger, less proven players.
- Sullivan’s early priorities include addressing the team’s financial situation.
The team has a first-year head coach, a new general manager and a reshaped roster with a lot of young, unproven players but no one wants this to be just a bridge year. “I don't know how you can have a conversation with a competitive player or a competitive coach and have it sit right with them where we're just going to say, 'We're just going to rebuild this year,'” Dolphins coach Jeff Hafley said Thursday ahead of Miami's second full day of training camp practice. When GM Jon-Eric Sullivan arrived in January, one of his immediate goals was to help the Dolphins out of their woeful financial situation.
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