BRIAN FLORES FIRED DOLPHINS SEND SHOCKWAVES THROUGHOUT NFL WITH UNEXPECTED DIVORCE FROM HEAD COACH

It's an expectedly dark day in the NFL, as several coaches got their walking papers. But while some arguably saw the writing on the wall ahead of Monday -- e.g., Mike Zimmer, Matt Nagy -- there's now been a firing no one saw coming. Brian Flores, who engineered a remarkable mid-season turnaround for the this season, has been relieved of his duties

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