Brian Flores has himself a brand new job.
Flores has accepted the Minnesota Vikings’ defensive coordinator place. Flores had been a candidate for the Denver Broncos’ DC job in addition to the Arizona Cardinals’ head coach job, however he ended up in Minnesota.
Interestingly, this would be the 41-year-old’s first time formally serving as a defensive coordinator.
Flores was with the New England Patriots from 2008-18. He ascended to the place of linebackers coach, the place he was a de-facto defensive coordinator, however by no means held that title.
Then he was employed to be the Miami Dolphins’ head coach in 2019, a place he held for 3 years.
Flores went 24-25 in three seasons with the Dolphins, ending with consecutive profitable seasons earlier than being fired. He later filed a serious racial discrimination lawsuit in opposition to the Dolphins, NFL and different groups.
Flores spent final season as a senior defensive assistant and linebackers coach for the Steelers. Now he can be working in an official capability as a defensive coordinator on Kevin O’Connell’s workers.
Minnesota’s protection has a whole lot of work to do to enhance. They ranked twenty eighth within the league in factors allowed and thirty first in yards allowed this season.
