MIAMI, Fla. - Dolphins owner Stephen Ross announced on Monday he will extend the contract on his head coach Joe Philbin for one year into the 2016 season.
He told the media of his decision at the NFL Owners' Meetings held this week in Phoenix, expressing concern that Philbin would be thought a "lame duck" coach heading into the last year on his current deal.
"You don't get the best from someone when they're operating with a gun to their head," Ross said on Monday.
Philbin is 23-25 in three seasons with the team, facing concerns over in-game management, his failure to produce a winning season, and the bullying scandal of 2013 that saw offensive lineman Richie Incognito excused from the team.
Miami came off an 8-8 record last season and recently signed defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh to a $114 million deal that made him the highest paid defensive player in NFL history.
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