At this point, Dolphins owner Stephen Ross doesn’t want to fire head coach Mike McDaniel — but there are two looming variables that could change everything.

Before Miami lost to the Bills, 31-21, on Thursday and dropped to 0-3, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported on the Prime Video broadcast that a dip in attendance at home games or players demonstrating that McDaniel has lost the locker room could prompt Ross to flip his stance on the 42-year-old.

“He wants this to work,” Rapoport said. “He likes him. He believes in him. He has invested in him, including in a contract extension last year — still has two years, about $19 million left after this year. And whenever he has had to, whenever possible, he has been patient. My sense is nothing is imminent for the Dolphins on that front.

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