NFL Rumors: Patriots WR Coach Chad O'Shea Favorite to Be Dolphins OC

New England Patriots wide receivers coach Chad O'Shea is reportedly the front-runner to be named Miami Dolphins offensive coordinator.

According to Omar Kelly of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Patriots linebackers coach and defensive play-caller Brian Flores is expected to attempt to bring O'Shea with him when he accepts the Dolphins' head coaching position after Super Bowl LIII.

Flores and O'Shea have worked together under head coach Bill Belichick with the Patriots since 2009.

Prior to joining New England as the wide receivers coach in 2009, the 46-year-old O'Shea spent three years each with the Kansas City Chiefs and Minnesota Vikings.

Before that, he had stints as a collegiate assistant at both Houston and Southern Mississippi.

O'Shea played collegiately as a quarterback at both Marshall and Houston before entering the coaching ranks in 1996 as a graduate assistant at Houston.

Throughout O'Shea's tenure with the Patriots, New England has consistently been among the best offensive teams in the NFL.

He has also gotten a lot out of wide receiver groups that generally aren't celebrated across the league.

Julian Edelman has been a consistent force under O'Shea, and prior to leaving the Pats during the season, Josh Gordon racked up 40 catches for 720 yards and three touchdowns in 11 games during the 2018 campaign.

While it is unclear what the future holds for quarterback Ryan Tannehill in Miami, O'Shea would have a talented group of playmakers to work with as Dolphins offensive coordinator, including running back Kenyan Drake and wide receivers Kenny Stills, DeVante Parker and Albert Wilson, as well as former Pats wideout Danny Amendola.

O'Shea would look to improve upon a Dolphins offense that ranked 31st in total yardage and 26th in scoring this season.

First, Flores and O'Shea will focus on attempting to bring the Pats their second Super Bowl title in three years when they face the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl LIII.