Michael Lee McDaniel is an American football coach who is the head coach for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL).
A former long-time assistant to Mike and Kyle Shanahan, McDaniel began his NFL coaching career as an intern for the Denver Broncos in 2005.
Is Mike McDaniel related to Josh McDaniel?
According to what is known to the widespread public, Mike McDaniel and Josh McDaniel are not related.
The fact that both of the football coaches happen to have the same last name and work in the same field may be just a coincidence.
In accumulation to this, Mike was born in Aurora, which is located in the United States of America, while Josh, who is the son of Thom McDaniel, was brought up in Barberton, which is located in the United States of America.
In 2017, McDaniel was hired by the San Francisco 49ers as their run game coordinator under his long-time associate and new head coach Kyle Shanahan, whom he worked alongside for a total of nine seasons on the Texans, Redskins, Browns, and Falcons.
During the 2019 season, McDaniel and the Niners appeared in Super Bowl LIV, where they lost to the Kansas City Chiefs 31-20.
On January 18, 2021, McDaniel was promoted to offensive coordinator, following the departure of passing game coordinator Mike LaFleur, who left to become the offensive coordinator for the New York Jets.
