Brian Francisco Flores (born February 24, 1981) is an American professional football coach who is the defensive coordinator for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He began his NFL career with the New England Patriots, where he served as …

Jan 13, 2025 · Brian Flores is firmly in the head coachin carousel, but mounting evidence suggests he could be back with the Vikings in 2025.

Brian Flores enters his second season with the Minnesota Vikings as defensive coordinator in 2024, bringing two decades of NFL experience to Head Coach Kevin O'Connell's staff.

Jan 21, 2025 · While something surprising could happen to lure Brian Flores away from the Minnesota Vikings, it is looking more and more like he will be on the sidelines of U.S. Bank Stadium in 2025.

Jan 21, 2025 · When Flores woke up on Friday morning, the day of his first interviews, Minnesota’s 43-year-old defensive mastermind had to have felt closer to an NFL head coaching job than any moment since he walked out of Miami Dolphins facilities in 2022, with a lawsuit against the NFL in his hand.

Jan 13, 2025 · In his second year as the Vikings defensive coordinator, Brian Flores has helped transform the Minnesota defense into one of the best units in the NFL. In the regular season, the Vikings...

Jan 16, 2025 · Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores chats with the media on Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024, after his team beat the Arizona Cardinals by a score of 23-22 on December 1st. Minnesota hired Flores before the start of the 2023 season to lead the defense.

Feb 6, 2023 · Flores is joining Minnesota after spending 2022 as Senior Defensive Assistant/Linebackers Coach with the Pittsburgh Steelers and reconnecting with Vikings Head Coach Kevin O'Connell...

Feb 6, 2023 · Minnesota hired Brian Flores for the role, the team announced Monday. Most recently, Flores spent the 2022 season as Senior Defensive Assistant/Linebackers Coach with the Pittsburgh...

Jan 7, 2025 · Instead, Flores took over an assistant defensive role with the Steelers in 2022, and of course, landed the defensive coordinator role with the Minnesota Vikings in 2023. Since then, he has turned the Vikings’ defense into one of the most exciting units in the NFL.