In contrast to Al Michaels’ recent disclosure regarding how McDaniel met his wife, Katie, by allegedly threatening a player’s job security if he didn’t cease dancing with her at a nightclub, which led to McDaniel stepping in, the Dolphins’ coach presented a more lighthearted version of events on Monday.
McDaniel expressed feeling misrepresented as “kind of a d-bag,” emphasizing that the situation was more amicable than portrayed. He described it as a pleasant encounter.
He clarified that while there were elements of truth to Michael’s account, there were significant nuances overlooked. McDaniel highlighted that his supposed “threat” to the player was made in jest, as both he and the player knew it was not within his authority to make such decisions. Additionally, he emphasized that the player was aware of the lighthearted nature of the exchange, particularly given the brief acquaintance between him and Katie.
McDaniel humorously suggested that his dance moves played a role in winning Katie over, jokingly implying that it was a wise decision considering his current family status. Mike McDaniel holds his daughter, Ayla June, as he sits beside his wife, Katie McDaniel, in 2022. AP “I would say the skeleton of the story is correct, but there’s a couple of important caveats,” McDaniel said. The biggest caveat centered on the tone of the “threat.” “First of all, the perceived threat that I made to a player was over the top a joke, considering both he and I knew that as a running back coach I had no ability to say if he was there or not. It was more in jest,” McDaniel said. “And then, second of all, my wife was telling me that people were talking about me stealing people’s girls. The dude had met her for 45 seconds.” He added: “I think Steven Baylark, the player, was dancing with her, was well aware when I made that joke in jest, that it was more important to me than it was to him, and I’m pretty sure I was right. Right?
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