Dolphins HC Mike McDaniel hires former all-pro CB Patrick Surtain to coach defensive backs

<div> <figure> <img alt="Miami Dolphins v Buffalo Bills" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/lxT8sgF4M4tpmp7MJ_k-U-B0cGo=/0x0:3063x2042/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/70526347/51551459.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Photo by George Gojkovich/Getty Images</figcaption> </figure> <p>The boys are back in town!</p> <p id="PapdRE">As if hiring Wes Welker and Sam Madison wasn’t enough to get <a href="https://www.thephinsider.com/">Dolphins </a>fans excited, Miami’s new head coach went one step further and did the unthinkable. </p> <p id="fV85xM"></p> <p id="rN3Pvz">He reunited one of the best cornerback tandems in <s>NFL </s>Dolphins’ history to take Miami’s secondary to new heights.</p> <p id="rqy4Hc"></p> <div id="gOKAg5"></div> <p id="pm8mBG"></p> <p id="HPjxWN">According to Andy Slater of Fox Sports 640, Dolphins’ head coach Mike McDaniel is adding another former player to his coaching staff, reuniting Patrick Surtain with Sam Madison in Miami. </p> <p id="vHSsMu"></p> <p id="HoXxqb">(NOTE: This was first reported by <a href="http://twitter.com/finszoneig">@finszoneIG</a> on Twitter late last night but was later deleted. FWIW)</p> <p id="gYxJ4F"></p> <div id="FTTard"> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p lang="en" dir="ltr">SLATER SCOOP: Miami Dolphins are hiring Pat Surtain as a defensive assistant to work with DBs, according to a source.</p>— Andy Slater (@AndySlater) <a href="https://twitter.com/AndySlater/status/1494716244687265804?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 18, 2022</a> </blockquote> </div> <p id="DDGRNF"></p> <p id="v2g0oY"></p> <p id="cZEgv4">The Dolphins drafted Surtain in the second round of the 1998 <a href="https://www.sbnation.com/nfl-draft">NFL Draft</a> (44 overall). During his seven seasons with Miami, Surtain was named first (2002) and second-team (2003) all-pro and appeared in three consecutive pro bowls. (2002-2004)</p> <p id="F2qibx"></p> <p id="0ZVWWw">He finished his career with 547 tackles, 7.5 sacks, 8 forced fumbles, 37 interceptions, 105 pass breakups, and two touchdowns. </p> <p id="qdIld3"></p> <p id="BSJHxt">Surtain will be the Miami Dolphins’ assistant defensive backs coach. </p> <p id="ua48m2"></p> <p id="KUGrP2"><em>What are your thoughts on Mike McDaniel’s coaching staff? Are you excited that he reunited Sam Madison and Patrick Surtain in Miami? Do you have any concerns with his newly-revamped coaching staff? Will Noah Igbinoghene take the next step under these former all-pro cornerbacks? Are you still upset about Gerald Alexander’s departure? Let us know in the comments section below!</em></p> </div>