The Miami Dolphins havefound their new general manager, but that won't end Troy Aikman's time helping advise the franchise as they remake their front office.
According to theMiami Herald's Barry Jackson, the Hall of Famer and ESPN broadcaster will continue to serve as a consultant as the Dolphins look for their next head coach. New GM Jon-Eric Sullivan,who reportedly has a fan in Aikman, along with team owner Steven Ross are leading thesearch for Mike McDaniel's replacement.
One name that isreportedly on their list of candidates, along witha number of other NFL teams, isformer Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh. The Dolphins arealso expected to speak to Kevin Stefanskiabout their opening.
Aikman toldDallas radio station The Ticket on Fridaybefore Sullivan was officially announced that a member of the Dolphins organization had reached out a few weeks back to gauge his interest in helping them find a new GM.
"I dove into it at that time, and I'm here in Miami now, doing some in-person interviews and zeroing in on a couple candidates that we really like, and I'm really excited about the process," Aikman said. "I think at first, I wanted to make sure that I could provide them what it was that they were hoping I could. And gave it some thought and then as I dove into it, talked with more people, I became more and more confident that I could. So off we went. And it's been great. So we'll see where this might go. But I really enjoyed it."
