The Miami Dolphins have handed new general manager Dennis Hickey a deal that will last for more than two years, according to reports.

Hickey joined the Dolphins last month after a number of candidates had rejected the opportunity to succeed Jeff Ireland as the team's general manager.

It was initially thought that the Dolphins had only given Hickey a two-year contract, while the usual length for a general manager tends to be three to five years.

However, new reports from ESPN suggest that the former Tampa Bay Buccaneers director of player personnel has been given a contract that extends beyond 2016.

The Dolphins fired Ireland in January following a fifth consecutive non-winning season and were turned down by Nick Caserio of the New England Patriots and Lake Dawson of the Tennessee Titans before offering the job to Hickey.