What to KnowThe New York Jets interviewed Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores on Friday for his or her head coach emptiness.Flores is the thirteenth teaching candidate to satisfy with the Jets, who’re additionally anticipated to talk to Vikings quarterbacks coach Josh McCown and Inexperienced Bay Packers defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley.The 43-year-old Flores has been working Minnesota’s protection the final two seasons after a stint as a senior defensive assistant and linebackers coach for Pittsburgh in 2022.
The New York Jets interviewed Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores on Friday for his or her head coach emptiness.
Flores is the thirteenth teaching candidate to satisfy with the Jets, who’re additionally anticipated to talk to Vikings quarterbacks coach Josh McCown and Inexperienced Bay Packers defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley.
The 43-year-old Flores has been working Minnesota’s protection the final two seasons after a stint as a senior defensive assistant and linebackers coach for Pittsburgh in 2022. That got here after he was Miami’s head coach for 3 years, going 24-25 with the Dolphins and making no postseason appearances earlier than being fired.
On Feb. 1, 2022, Flores filed a federal lawsuit in opposition to the league, the Dolphins, the Giants and the Denver Broncos. Flores, who’s Black, alleged racist hiring practices for management positions throughout the NFL.
Final week, Flores mentioned he would proceed to pursue his objective of being a head coach once more within the league, however added that he has loved his time with the Vikings, “so it would have to be the right situation to leave for me and my family.”
He added that he would settle for any requests this offseason from groups excited by hiring him as a head coach. Along with the Jets, the Chicago Bears and Jacksonville Jaguars are anticipated to interview Flores for his or her teaching vacancies.
“It’s no different to me than any other interview setting in any other industry: Is the vibe, is the energy, is the connection something that you think will be an environment that you can predict that will be a winning environment?” Flores mentioned final week. “There’s a lot of people involved in that and there’s a synergy you have to have, so I’m kind of looking for that type of synergy also.”
New York has additionally interviewed Aaron Glenn, Vance Joseph, Mike Locksley, Matt Nagy, Ron Rivera, Darren Rizzi, Rex Ryan, Bobby Slowik, Arthur Smith, Steve Spagnuolo, Jeff Ulbrich and Mike Vrabel for the job. Vrabel has since been employed by New England as its coach.
Flores, a New York native, started his NFL profession in New England’s scouting division for 4 years earlier than becoming a member of Invoice Belichick’s teaching workers as a particular groups assistant in 2008. He labored in quite a lot of different roles on Belichick’s workers throughout his 11-year stint, together with serving because the Patriots’ safeties coach (2012-15) and linebackers coach (2016-18) earlier than being employed by Miami.
The Jets are additionally conducting an in depth search for a brand new basic supervisor to interchange Joe Douglas, who was fired in November. They’ve interviewed 15 candidates for that place
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AP Professional Soccer Author Dave Campbell in Eagan, Minnesota, contributed to this report.
