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The Miami Dolphins hired veteran assistant Craig Aukerman as their special teams coordinator on Wednesday.

Aukerman spent this past season as a special teams assistant for the Rams, who won the NFC West and made it to the divisional round of the playoffs. Before that, Aukerman spent seven seasons with Tennessee, five years as special teams coordinator (2019-2023) and two as a special teams assistant (2017-18).

He coached two Pro Bowl players in punter Brett Kern (2017-19) and long snapper Morgan Cox (2022). Kern led the NFL in both net punting average (44.6 yards) and gross punting average (49.7 yards) in 2017.

Aukerman was fired by Tennessee during the 2023 season after a disastrous game in which the Titans had a punt blocked and returned for a touchdown followed by punter Ryan Stonehouse suffering a season-ending leg injury on his next punt attempt.

Aukerman replaces Danny Crossman, who was fired earlier this month after six seasons in Miami.

MIAMI – Craig Aukerman will begin another chapter in his NFL coaching career with this week’s announcement that the McComb High School and University of Findlay graduate has been named the special teams coordinator of the Miami Dolphins.

Word of Aukerman’s hiring was mentioned by NFL Network Tuesday, and was confirmed by the Dolphins on Wednesday, along with news that the Dolphins had also hired Robert Price as their wide receivers coach.

Aukerman was a special teams assistant with the Los Angeles Rams last season, and helped the Rams to a 10-7 record, the NFC West division title and a spot in the playoffs.

Before that, Aukerman spent seven seasons with the Tennessee Titans, serving as a special teams assistant in 2017 and 2018, then as special teams coordinator from 2019-2023. Under Aukerman’s supervision, punter Brett Kern (2017-19) and long-snapper Morgan Cox (2022) earned Pro Bowl recognition.

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