Report: Dolphins' Jeff Ireland assured his job is safe

Dolphins' GM Jeff Ireland's job looks to be safe. (Wilfredo Lee/AP) Amid a drastic turnaround from the team, Miami Dolphins general manager Jeff Ireland has

Dolphins' GM Jeff Ireland's job looks to be safe. (Wilfredo Lee/AP)

Amid a drastic turnaround from the team, Miami Dolphins general manager Jeff Ireland has received assurances that his job is safe, The Miami Herald's Armando Salguero reported Monday.

Those reported assurances have come as the team has won three of its last four games, a significant turnaround from a rock-bottom loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers that coincided with an investigation into the Richie Incognito-Jonathan Martin situation. In mid-November, a plane flew over Sun Life Stadium calling for his firing.

After Sunday's 34-28 win against the Pittsburgh Steelers, the 7-6 Dolphins are tied with the Baltimore Ravens for the final AFC wild-card spot.

the Dolphins and Incognito reached an agreement