Mike Sherman Michael Francis Sherman ( born December 19 , 1954 ) is an American football coach and former player . He is currently the offensive coordinator for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League ( NFL ) , a position he assumed in January 2012 . Sherman has previously been the head football coach at Texas A & M University from 2008 to 2011 . Prior to coaching the Aggies , he served as the head coach of the Green Bay Packers from the 2000 to 2005 . Sherman led the Packers to five consecutive winning seasons from 2000 – 04 and three divisional titles in 2002 , 2003 , and 2004 . Before he started coaching in the NFL , he served as an assistant coach at five different colleges , including Texas A & M , where he coached the offensive line for seven seasons . Early life and family . Sherman was born in 1954 in Norwood , Massachusetts . Throughout the 1950s and 60s , Sherman spent his life in Hyde Park , Massachusetts , the southernmost neighborhood in Boston . He lived there with his parents , Claire and Frank Sherman , his two sisters , Sandra and Cynthia , and his two brothers , George and Frank . His extended family members , who lived nearby , were devout Green Bay Packers fans and have dutifully followed Sherman ' s career . Sherman was also raised in Northborough , Massachusetts , where he attended Algonquin Regional High School , playing for the football team . Though he was considered a solid player in high school , he was never a standout . Sherman earned a scholarship to play at Central Connecticut State University , where he played defensive end and offensive tackle . He majored in English . Though he was considered to be an average player with limited abilities in college , he was noted for his strong commitment . Right after college , Sherman became an English teacher and an assistant football coach , serving at Stamford High School in Connecticut in 1978 and at Worcester Academy in Massachusetts from 1979 – 80 . Sherman ' s father worked for a pipe company in New England and retired in 1991 . Both his parents live in Cape Cod , where his father still does consulting work . Sherman has been married to his wife Karen since 1982 , and the two have five children , Sarah ( May 1983 ) , Emily ( Jan 1987 ) , Matthew ( Jan 1989 ) , Benjamin ( Sept 1992 ) , and Selena ( Nov 1999 ) . Sarah is married to former Nebraska quarterback ; Zac Taylor ; and the two have one child , Brooks ( Nov 2010 ) . Emily is the Director of Operations for the University of Texas San Antonio ( UTSA ) Women ' s Basketball team , Matthew was a tight end for Texas A & M from 2008 - 2012 and now works for Haliburton in Midland , Texas , and Benjamin is currently playing football at St . Norbert College in De Pere , Wisconsin . Selena attends a private 6 - 12 prep school in Weston , Florida . Coaching career . Early career . Sherman started out his college coaching career as a graduate assistant at the University of Pittsburgh , where he was part of Jackie Sherrill ' s staff from 1981 – 82 . While at Pittsburgh , Sherman wasn ' t able to afford an apartment ; instead , he slept on a cot in Pitt Stadium . After his stay at Pittsburgh , Sherman then coached the offensive line at Tulane from 1983 – 84 , and later moved to Holy Cross , where he coached the offensive line from 1985 – 87 before becoming the offensive coordinator for the 1988 season . From 1989 – 93 , Sherman coached the Texas A & M offensive line . During the 1992 – 93 season , he met current Houston Texans head coach Gary Kubiak , who had coached the A & M running backs . In 1994 , Sherman left Texas A & M to coach the UCLA offensive line , which included former Baltimore Ravens pro bowler Jonathan Ogden . Sherman later returned to Texas A & M to coach the offensive line again for the 1995 – 96 seasons . Under Sherman , the Aggie offense averaged over 400 yards of total offense four times of his seven seasons at A & M . The 1990 Aggie team set a school record of 471 . 1 yards per game . Sherman also helped the Aggies to win three Southwest Conference championships consecutively from 1991 – 93 . Additionally , he recruited Leeland McElroy , who would become one of the Aggies ' top 10 all - time leading running backs . On December 20 , 1996 , A & M head coach R . C . Slocum promoted Sherman to offensive coordinator to replace dismissed Steve Ensminger . Months later , Sherman resigned to start his professional coaching career as the assistant offensive line and tight ends coach for the Green Bay Packers . When asked by a reporter why he chose to accept the Green Bay job , Sherman responded : " There is absolutely no other college job I would have left Texas A & M for and only one professional job that I ' ve ever had any interest in and that being the Green Bay Packers . I ' ve enjoyed the small - town atmosphere of College Station for my family , and Green Bay offers that same atmosphere . If the truth be told , there is not a whole lot of difference between an ` Aggie ' and a ` Cheesehead . " He served the position for the 1997 – 98 seasons . After Packers head coach Mike Holmgren resigned to accept the Seattle Seahawks head coach position , Holmgren hired Sherman to become the offensive coordinator for the 1999 season . Green Bay Packers . In 2000 , Sherman became the head coach of the Green Bay Packers . He led the Packers to five consecutive winning seasons from 2000 – 04 . From 2002 – 2004 , he led the Packers to three consecutive NFC North Division titles . From 2000 – 04 , he compiled a 53 – 27 record , and a . 663 winning percentage , which was the second highest in Packers history , trailing that of Vince Lombardi ' s , who is one of the most successful coaches in the history of football . Additionally , Green Bay and the Philadelphia Eagles were the only two teams to make the playoffs for four consecutive seasons from 2001 – 04 . An offensive - minded coach , Sherman led the Packers to break franchise records for rushing in 2003 and passing in 2004 . In 2003 , Packers quarterback Brett Favre led the NFL in touchdown passes , in addition to setting a franchise record for rushing yardage . The 2003 team also gained a total of 442 points , which is the fourth most in franchise history ( 560 in 2011 , 461 in 2009 , 456 in 1996 , when the team won the Super Bowl ) . Despite receiving a contract extension earlier in the 2005 season , Sherman was fired by the Packers on January 2 , 2006 , after compiling a 4 – 12 record — Green Bay ' s first losing record since the 1991 season . The Packers had lost pro bowlers Javon Walker , Bubba Franks and Ahman Green to Injured Reserve early in the season . In his six - year head coaching career with the Packers from 2000 – 05 , Sherman compiled a 57 – 39 regular season record and a 2 – 4 postseason record . Sherman had used the West Coast Offense offensive strategy at Green Bay . General manager . Sherman succeeded Ron Wolf as General Manager of the Packers in 2001 , taking on the dual role of Head Coach and General Manager . Although the promotion of Sherman to GM was made prior to the 2001 NFL Draft , Wolf handled the actual draft duty in 2001 . Sherman brought in three of the core players that were on the Packers 2010 roster . He drafted Nick Barnett ( 2003 Rd 1 # 29 ) , Scott Wells , ( 2004 Rd 7 # 251 - complimentary pick ) , and acquired Cullen Jenkins as a rookie free agent after the 2003 draft . Sherman ' s first solo draft pick as GM and in charge of the draft was Javon Walker in 2002 , who made the Pro Bowl in 2004 , and was traded to the Denver Broncos in 2006 . In 2005 the Packers hired Ted Thompson from the Seattle Seahawks to take over Sherman ' s General Manager duties , although Sherman remained the Packers ' head coach for one more season . Houston Texans . The Houston Texans hired Sherman as the assistant head coach / offense coach on February 15 , 2006 . On January 17 , 2007 , he was promoted to offensive coordinator , and remained as assistant head coach . In the 2006 season , the Texans ' regular season offense ranked 28th out of 32 NFL teams . In the 2007 season , Sherman ' s first year as the offensive coordinator , the Texans ' regular season offense improved to a ranking of 14 . The Texans finished the 2006 season with a 6 – 10 record . In 2007 , they finished 8 – 8 . Texas A & M Aggies . Sherman became the head coach of the Texas A & M football team in November 2007 . He signed a 7 - year contract that at the time paid him $ 1 . 8 million annually . Sherman abandoned the zone read option offense run by former A & M coach Dennis Franchione , and installed a pro - style system similar to those used in the NFL . He uses a balanced offense run primarily out of pro - style formations . After two straight losing seasons , the Aggies started the 2010 season 3 – 3 but won their final six games to finish 9 – 3 and earn a share of the Big 12 South Division title . After the 2010 season , he signed a contract extension through the 2015 season . His salary was raised to $ 2 . 2 million . In 2011 , the Aggies began as a top 10 ranked team , but fell out of the polls after losing 4 games , three of which had double digit half time leads . Three of those four losses were to teams later ranked among the top ten in the nation . On November , 19 , 2011 the Aggies defeated Kansas by a score of 61 - 7 and became bowl eligible for a third straight season . Five days later , on November 24 , 2011 , they would lose at home to the University of Texas 27 - 25 on a last - second field goal , in what would likely be the last game of the rivalry . It was the Aggies ' sixth loss of the season , and the fifth in which they held a second - half lead . Sherman was fired by Texas A & M on December 1 , 2011 . Miami Dolphins . The Dolphins hired Sherman as offensive coordinator on January 27 , 2012 . On April 27 , 2012 The Dolphins drafted Ryan Tannehill with the 8th overall pick . Sherman coached Tannehill at Texas A & M and was instrumental in his drafting .