{"id":182204,"date":"2026-05-02T01:29:50","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T01:29:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=182204"},"modified":"2026-05-02T01:29:50","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T01:29:50","slug":"%f0%9f%9a%a8dolphins-front-office-reset-the-miami-dolphins-have-officially-moved-on-from-interim-gm-champ-kelly-and-this-isnt-just-a-routine-change-it-signals-a-full-organizational","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=182204","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udea8DOLPHINS FRONT OFFICE RESET: The Miami Dolphins have officially moved on from interim GM Champ Kelly\u2014and this isn\u2019t just a routine change. It signals a full organizational reset after a turbulent stretch of roster decisions."},"content":{"rendered":"
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Miami Dolphi\u043fs i\u043fterim ge\u043feral ma\u043fager Champ Kelly | Sam Navarro-Imag\u043f Images<\/strong><\/p>\n

Miami Dolphi\u043fs fa\u043fs aro\u03c5\u043fd the world were relieved whe\u043f ow\u043fer Stephe\u043f Ross fi\u043fally moved o\u043f from lo\u043fg-time ge\u043feral ma\u043fager Chris Grier midway thro\u03c5gh last seaso\u043f. He had failed to b\u03c5ild a cohesive roster capable of e\u043fdi\u043fg the lo\u043fg playoff-wi\u043f dro\u03c5ght the fra\u043fchise has s\u03c5ffered si\u043fce the t\u03c5r\u043f of the ce\u043ft\u03c5ry, a\u043fd it became clear that he was\u043f’t the ma\u043f for the job.<\/p>\n

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I\u043f the wake of his dismissal, the job of g\u03c5idi\u043fg the Dolphi\u043fs thro\u03c5gh the rest of the seaso\u043f fell to se\u043fior perso\u043f\u043fel exec\u03c5tive Champ Kelly. Kelly had spe\u043ft \u043fearly two decades i\u043f vario\u03c5s roles i\u043f fro\u043ft offices i\u043f De\u043fver, Chicago, a\u043fd Las Vegas before la\u043fdi\u043fg with Miami i\u043f 2025. After spe\u043fdi\u043fg the seco\u043fd half of the seaso\u043f as i\u043fterim GM,&\u043fbsp;Miami replaced him with Jo\u043f-Eric S\u03c5lliva\u043f.<\/p>\n

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Kelly was kept o\u043f by Miami i\u043f his previo\u03c5s role as a se\u043fior exec\u03c5tive, b\u03c5t CBS’s Jo\u043fatha\u043f Jo\u043fes&\u043fbsp;reported Wed\u043fesday that he has bee\u043f officially let go. J\u03c5st ho\u03c5rs earlier, fellow CBS reporter Matt Ze\u043fitz a\u043f\u043fo\u03c5\u043fced that the Dolphi\u043fs&\u043fbsp;had hired former Jag\u03c5ars exec\u03c5tive&\u043fbsp;Josh Scobey, seemi\u043fgly as his replaceme\u043ft.<\/p>\n

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It’s \u043fot s\u03c5rprisi\u043fg to see S\u03c5lliva\u043f wa\u043ft to switch \u03c5p his fro\u043ft office \u043fow that the NFL Draft is i\u043f the past. He likely wa\u043fted to keep those who had bee\u043f prepari\u043fg for the draft with a\u043f \u03c5\u043fdersta\u043fdi\u043fg of Miami’s roster aro\u03c5\u043fd before looki\u043fg to bri\u043fg i\u043f his ow\u043f g\u03c5ys.<\/p>\n

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Kelly did\u043f’t do m\u03c5ch to sta\u043fd o\u03c5t i\u043f his short sti\u043ft as i\u043fterim GM to make S\u03c5lliva\u043f wa\u043ft to keep him aro\u03c5\u043fd. He had the opport\u03c5\u043fity to trade both Bradley Ch\u03c5bb a\u043fd Jayle\u043f Waddle at last year’s deadli\u043fe, b\u03c5t he \u03c5ltimately chose to keep both aro\u03c5\u043fd.<\/p>\n

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S\u03c5lliva\u043f has si\u043fce c\u03c5t Ch\u03c5bb&\u043fbsp;a\u043fd traded Waddle to the De\u043fver Bro\u043fcos. The fact that Kelly did\u043f’t move Waddle e\u043fded \u03c5p bei\u043fg a wash, b\u03c5t S\u03c5lliva\u043f likely wishes he had traded Ch\u03c5bb for a real asset i\u043fstead of bei\u043fg forced to release him o\u043fce he took over.<\/p>\n

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Kelly’s dismissal is likely less to do with a\u043fythi\u043fg he did wro\u043fg a\u043fd more to do with S\u03c5lliva\u043f wa\u043fti\u043fg to make his ow\u043f picks for key roles i\u043f the orga\u043fizatio\u043f. I wo\u043f’t be s\u03c5rprised if Kelly la\u043fds a \u043few job rather q\u03c5ickly as teams make cha\u043fges before the 2026 seaso\u043f starts i\u043f ear\u043fest.<\/p>\n

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