Overview
- Detroit denied Miami permission to interview offensive assistant Bruce Gradkowski for the Dolphins’ quarterbacks coach vacancy, according to multiple reports.
- NFL policy permits teams to block lateral moves such as position-coach roles but does not allow them to prevent interviews for bona fide promotions.
- Following the denial, the Dolphins hired Mississippi State associate head coach Bush Hamdan as their quarterbacks coach, a move confirmed by a league source.
- Miami had briefly agreed to hire Nathaniel Hackett for the job before he departed within a week to become the Cardinals’ offensive coordinator.
- Gradkowski joined Detroit in 2025 after coordinating the St. Louis Battlehawks’ offense in the XFL and UFL, and his retention is viewed as a sign of his value within the Lions’ staff.