Robert Prince Dolphins: Updated on August 18, 2026.
In this article
Tyke Tolbert, Miami’s new wide receivers coach, won Super Bowl 50 with the Denver Broncos and has coached three receivers to a combined eight Pro Bowl selections.
Robert Prince spent the 2025 season as the Miami Dolphins’ wide receivers coach, but he is no longer with the team: Prince left to become the Atlanta Falcons’ wide receivers coach in January 2026, and Miami has since hired a new coach for the role. Here is Prince’s real coaching history, why he left, and who has taken over in Miami.
Robert Prince Dolphins Coaching Career and Departure
Prince built his NFL wide receivers-coaching résumé primarily with the Detroit Lions from 2014 to 2020, where he worked with standout receivers including Calvin Johnson, Golden Tate, and Marvin Jones. He later served as pass-game coordinator and wide receivers coach for the Dallas Cowboys in 2024 before Miami hired him for the 2025 season, where he coached star receiver Tyreek Hill. His career also includes an earlier stint with the Atlanta Falcons from 2004 to 2006, working as a running backs coach, tight ends coach, and offensive assistant, long before he returned to that same franchise two decades later in a more senior receivers role.
Why Prince Left Miami
After the 2025 season, Prince drew interest from multiple teams for more senior offensive roles, including interviews with the New York Giants and New Orleans Saints for offensive coordinator positions. He ultimately joined the Atlanta Falcons as their wide receivers coach on January 26, 2026, bringing 15 years of NFL experience coaching the position, including with Calvin Johnson, Tyreek Hill, Golden Tate, and Marvin Jones across his career, to a Falcons wide receiver room looking to develop more consistent production.
Miami’s New Wide Receivers Coach: Tyke Tolbert
The Dolphins hired Tyke Tolbert as their new wide receivers coach in late January 2026. Tolbert, 58, brings 32 years of coaching experience into the 2026 season, his 33rd year overall and 24th in the NFL, spanning stints with the Arizona Cardinals, Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers, Denver Broncos, New York Giants, Chicago Bears, and most recently two seasons with the Tennessee Titans from 2024 to 2025. Tolbert won Super Bowl 50 with the Broncos and has coached three receivers to a combined eight Pro Bowl selections: Anquan Boldin, Demaryius Thomas, and Emmanuel Sanders. He now reports to Bobby Slowik, promoted to offensive coordinator under new head coach Jeff Hafley after Miami fired Mike McDaniel and general manager Chris Grier following a 7-9 2025 season. Slowik previously spent six seasons alongside McDaniel on the San Francisco 49ers staff before serving as Houston’s offensive coordinator in 2023 and 2024, and enters 2026 in his second season with Miami overall. For more on how the Dolphins’ coaching staff has taken shape heading into 2026, see this report on Miami’s training camp under its retooled coaching staff.
What This Means for Dolphins Receivers
Coaching turnover at the position coach level is common in the NFL, but it still matters for player development, particularly for a receiver room built around Tyreek Hill. Tolbert’s track record developing multiple Pro Bowl receivers across several franchises gives Miami a coach with a different specific coaching background than Prince, even as both bring deep position-specific experience to the job. The change also arrived alongside a broader coaching overhaul in Miami: Hafley’s staff introduced three new coordinators at once, offense, defense, and special teams, rather than making incremental changes around a returning head coach, which typically means most position coaches are new to the building and to each other at the same time.
Where Robert Prince Fits Now
Prince’s move to Atlanta puts him back with a franchise he first worked for two decades earlier in a junior offensive role, this time in a senior position overseeing wide receivers directly. His stated interest in coordinator-level jobs, reflected in the Giants and Saints interviews, suggests the Falcons job may be a stepping stone toward a play-calling role rather than a long-term destination, a common career arc for position coaches with his level of experience.
This Robert Prince and Dolphins coaching staff update will be revised as further NFL coaching moves are confirmed.
