The Miami Dolphins settled on their new defensive coordinator Saturday when they hired Baltimore Ravens assistant head coach/defensive line coach Anthony Weaver to replace Vic Fangio, who left the Dolphins late last month.
Miami’s defense was productive with Fangio, but it later was revealed that he rubbed some players and coaches the wrong way, leading to a parting of ways.
Weaver’s job will be to pick up the pieces of a defense with a lot of star talent and uncertainty. Multiple big-time contributors are free agents; others are recovering from major surgeries.
Let’s dive into Weaver’s background and scheme tendencies to see what the Dolphins defense could look like under his watch.
Weaver’s career started as a player. The Baltimore Ravens selected him in the second round of the 2002 NFL draft. He was a productive player, but his playing career ended in 2008.
His first coaching job came at the University of Florida as a graduate assistant under Urban Meyer. Weaver quickly worked his way to the NFL, becoming the Jets’ defensive line coach in 2012 under Rex Ryan.
After that, Weaver bounced around for a few years before landing with the Houston Texans in 2016. He served as their defensive line coach until 2019 when he took over defensive coordinator duties in 2020.
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