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The Miami Dolphins hired Cincinnati Bengals assistant coach Vance Joseph as their defensive coordinator on Tuesday. Joseph joins the staff of new head coach Adam Gase, a former offensive coordinator for the Chicago Bears and the Denver Broncos who was hired by the Dolphins last weekend.
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Joseph had served as the Bengals defensive backs coach since 2014. Before that, he held the same job with the San Francisco 49ers for five years and the Houston Texans for three years.
The Dolphins fired defensive coordinator Kevin Coyle in October after 3 1/2 seasons and replaced him with Lou Anarumo. The Miami secondary struggled in 2015, giving up a franchise-record 4,000 yards passing on the way to a 6-10 record.
Meanwhile, the Bengals ranked third in the NFL in interceptions with 21 and Joseph was credited with tutoring young defensive backs Dre Kirkpatrick and Darqueze Dennard.
