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Jan 10, 1996: -- Johnson To Meet Huizenga Today --

Jimmy Johnson is scheduled to meet with Dolphins' owner Wayne Huizenga today to interview for the job of head coach of the Miami Dolphins. Johnson was originally scheduled to talk to Huizenga yesterday, but Huizenga was sick with the flu.

The reports out of Miami say that representatives of Johnson and Huizenga have been meeting since Monday in an attempt to work out a deal by the end of the week.

Huizenga himself confirmed that Jimmy Johnson was his first choice for head coach of the team earlier this week and has further stated that he'd like to get a new coach signed as soon as possible to begin the process of rebuilding the team.

Team representatives are being very circumspect in discussing the situation, but have confirmed that talks between the Dolphins and Jimmy Johnson are ongoing.

My Comments:

This is just the natural progression of negotiations between Johnson and the Dolphins.

About the only thing that I find surprising in this situation is Johnson's assertion that, if he becomes the head coach of the Dolphins, he will need to meet with Don Shula and discuss the future of the team.

It remains to be seen if this is a sincere statement or just a ploy to ease his hiring. I suspect that he's sincere - Johnson is not so stupid as to believe that he can't learn anything from Shula, despite his ego.