The Miami Dolphins confirmed the hiring of former Canadian Football League head coach Danny Barrett as their running backs coach on Monday, along with other additions to Adam Gase’s staff.
Additions to the offensive staff also include assistant wide receivers coach Ben Johnson and offensive quality control Chris Kuper.
On defense, the coaching staff additions include defensive backs coach Lou Anarumo, defensive line coach Terrell Williams, assistant linebackers coach Charlie Bullen and defensive quality control Rusty McKinney.
The special teams staff consists of assistant head coach/special teams Darren Rizzi and assistant special teams Marwan Maalouf.
The Dolphins also promoted Dave Puloka to head strength and conditioning coach and named Jim Arthur and Ted Rath as assistant strength and conditioning coaches.
Additionally, Ken O’Keefe will be the team’s senior football research analyst and Blue Adams will serve as football research analyst.
They join previously announced hires of Gase’s coaching staff that include offensive coordinator Clyde Christensen, defensive coordinator Vance Joseph, quarterbacks coach Bo Hardegree, wide receivers coach Shawn Jefferson, tight ends coach Shane Day, offensive line coach Chris Foerster, linebackers coach Matt Burke and assistant offensive line coach Jeremiah Washburn.
“I am excited about this group of talented and experienced coaches,” Gase, who was named the Dolphins’ 12th head coach in franchise history on Jan. 9, said in a statement. “I have high regard for their collective experience, knowledge and passion for the game. We will tirelessly work together to build schemes around our players’ strengths and are looking forward to getting to work and preparing for the upcoming offseason program.”
Barrett joins the Dolphins after finishing last year as the interim head coach at Central Florida. He also served as the team’s quarterbacks coach in 2015 and spent four years as UCF’s running backs coach (2011-14). Barrett spent seven seasons (2000-06) as the head coach of the Canadian Football League’s Saskatchewan Roughriders and helped the team reach the playoffs in five straight seasons (2002-06).
Arthur joins the Dolphins as an assistant strength and conditioning coach after spending the past 11 years with the Chicago Bears,
Anarumo returns to the Dolphins for his fifth season as defensive backs coach. Bullen returns for his fifth season with the Dolphins and first as assistant linebackers coach. He spent the past three seasons as the team’s assistant defensive line coach.
Johnson is in his fifth season with the Dolphins and first as assistant wide receivers coach. He previously served as an assistant quarterbacks coach (2013-15) and offensive assistant (2012).
Maalouf returns to Miami for his fourth season as assistant special teams coach. O’Keefe returns for his fifth season after spending the past four years as the team’s wide receivers coach (2012-15).
Rizzi will return for his eighth season and fifth as special teams coordinator. Williams returns for his second season as defensive line coach.
