Dolphins’ linebackers coach Anthony Campanile to interview for defensive coordinator role on Friday

<div> <figure> <img alt="NFL: SEP 29 Dolphins at Bengals" src="https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/9jBdAQIw_NHyouX3t9wn0al7Spg=/0x0:2449x1633/1310x873/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/71910225/1243711240.0.jpg"> <figcaption>Photo by Ian Johnson/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images</figcaption> </figure> <p>He will be the fourth person to interview for the role.</p> <p id="a8XwGw"><a href="https://www.thephinsider.com/">Miami Dolphins</a> head coach Mike McDaniel and the front office, led by general manager Chris Grier, will interview linebackers coach Anthony Campanile for the team’s defensive coordinator position on Friday. </p> <p id="o09yTL">ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reported the news on Thursday afternoon and the Dolphins have already interviewed three others for the position. Campanile joins <a href="https://www.fieldgulls.com/">Seattle Seahawks</a> associate <a href="https://www.thephinsider.com/2023/1/22/23562832/miami-dolphins-request-interview-with-seattle-seahawks-coach-sean-desai-for-defensive-coordinator">head coach Sean Desai</a>, former <a href="https://www.milehighreport.com/">Denver Broncos</a><a href="https://www.thephinsider.com/2023/1/25/23571182/nfl-insiders-view-vic-fangio-as-the-favorite-to-become-the-defensive-coordinator-of-the-dolphins"> head coach Vic Fangio</a> and Saints co-defensive coordinator & secondary <a href="https://www.thephinsider.com/2023/1/25/23570884/kris-richard-expected-to-interview-for-miami-dolphins-defensive-coordinator-job-2023">coach Kris Richard</a> as candidates. </p> <div id="5icqvw"> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dolphins?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Dolphins</a> linebackers coach Anthony Campanile will interview for the team's defensive coordinator job on Friday, per source. He's the in-house candidate, along with external candidates Sean Desai, Vic Fangio and Kris Richard.</p>— Jeremy Fowler (@JFowlerESPN) <a href="https://twitter.com/JFowlerESPN/status/1618714599616057344?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 26, 2023</a> </blockquote> </div> <p id="1R7Tup">Campanile was the co-defensive coordinator and the defensive backs coach at Boston College in 2018 and coached the linebackers at Michigan in 2019. He joined the Dolphins as the team’s linebackers coach under Brian Flores in 2020 and has remained in the position since. </p> <p id="CeqL1K">NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport tweeted that Campanile has impressed throughout his time with the organization.</p> <div id="qj9Rz2"> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p lang="en" dir="ltr">The <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dolphins?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Dolphins</a> are planning to interview LBs coach Anthony Campanile for their vacant defensive coordinator job this week, source said. A former long-time college coach at Michigan and BC, Campanile has impressed in Miami.</p>— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) <a href="https://twitter.com/RapSheet/status/1617590467897483264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 23, 2023</a> </blockquote> </div> <p id="cyiWKR">Under former defensive coordinator Josh Boyer, the Dolphins ranked 24th in points allowed and surrendered 234.8 yards per game in 2022. </p> </div>