Austin has been with the Lions the past two years and coached defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh, who is now with the Dolphins.
The Dolphins will also interview their interim coach, Dan Campbell,Andre Smith Jersey, who went 5-7 after replacing Joe Philbin. Miami went 6-10 and hasn't made the playoffs since 2008.
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Shanahan coached from 1995 to 2008 in Denver,China Jerseys, where he had only two losing seasons and led the Broncos to Super Bowl titles in 1997 and 1998. He has only one playoff victory since then.
Shanahan,Buffalo Bills Apparel Clearance, 63, last coached the Washington Redskins and was fired after going 3-13 in 2013. He went 24-40 in four seasons with the Redskins and took them to the playoffs in 2012.
Other outside candidates expected to be interviewed by Miami include Bears offense coordinator Adam Gase, Bills assistant head coach Anthony Lynn and Jaguars assistant coach Doug Marrone. They've asked to interview Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels, Patriots defense coordinator Matt Patricia and Bengals offensive coordinator Hue Jackson.

MIAMI (AP) — Mike Shanahan is contemplating a coaching comeback after two years out of the NFL,Discount Jerseys, and he interviewed Tuesday for the Miami Dolphins' head job.