MIAMI GARDENS — When Miami Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel went into team facilities Friday morning, he did so with the intention of preparing to clean up what had gone wrong in last Thursday night’s loss to the Baltimore Ravens .

He instead had team owner Steve Ross meet with him to break him some bad news — not regarding his own job status, but that of a close colleague and friend. The franchise had parted ways with general manager Chris Grier .

“I took the information as he delivered it and heard him,” said McDaniel on Monday, in his first public comments since the move. “For me personally, Chris is a guy that I’ve worked with every day since I’ve been here. I’m a human being and, whether it’s football or it’s life things, you know, that’s an emotional toll when you realize things ar

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