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The Miami Dolphins<\/a> shook things up Friday when they announced they mutually parted ways with general manager Chris Grier.<\/p>\n

After a lot of disappointment, Thursday night’s blowout home loss to the Baltimore Ravens<\/a> seemed to be the final straw for both sides, and they mutually ended their relationship.<\/p>\n

Stephen A. Smith, though, appeared to believe the sides used a technicality to avoid saying Grier lost his job. He later seemed to question why Grier, who is Black, was “fired” before head coach Mike McDaniel.<\/p>\n

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“This is BS. That\u2019s the first fire? Really? That\u2019s what we\u2019re doing?’ It was about Tua [Tagovailoa]. It was about Mike McDaniel. And the brother gets fired first?” Smith said when the news broke while he was on “First Take.”<\/a><\/p>\n

“I’m not saying that he don’t deserve it because of the way they look. You’re at the helm, I got it. I understand it. I\u2019m all for brothers as head coaches and GMs. We know what battles I\u2019ve been fighting for over 30 years. I got it.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“But when you don\u2019t get the job done, you don\u2019t get the damn job done. I got it. Don\u2019t tell me it\u2019s just him. Don\u2019t tell me we gonna leave Mike McDaniel in place, and we’re just gonna fire him and we’re gonna move that. Damn that. I’m waiting for more news.<\/p>\n

“I can’t defend Chris Grier. \u2026 But I’ll be damned if it gets to stop there. Oh, hell no.”<\/p>\n

McDaniel has African American ancestry from his grandmother.<\/p>\n

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Grier, 55, had been with the organization since 2000 and served as the team\u2019s general manager since 2016.<\/p>\n

“This morning, I made the decision along with general manager Chris Grier to mutually part ways. I have incredible respect for Chris and his family, and I want to thank him for his many contributions to the Miami Dolphins over the last 26 years,” Dolphins managing general partner Stephen M. Ross said in a statement.<\/p>\n

“As I assessed the state of the team and in my discussions with Chris, it became clear to both of us that change could not wait. We must improve \u2014 in 2025, 2026 and beyond \u2014 and it needs to start right now. Champ Kelly will serve as interim general manager effective immediately, and we will begin our search process for a new general manager. I want to thank Champ for stepping up and his commitment to the Dolphins’ success this season. There is a lot of football left to play, and we all need to fight even harder.”<\/p>\n

In Grier\u2019s nearly decade-long tenure as general manager, he had a 77-80 record with three playoff appearances. They made the playoffs in 2016, 2022 and 2023, and lost in the wild-card round all three times.<\/p>\n

Fox News’ Ryan Canfield contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n

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