They were both fired from NFL jobs in part because of abrasive personalities. Has their time in Minnesota prepared them for another shot?
As of Tuesday, the Chicago Bears and the New York Jets had reportedly requested permission to interview Flores for the position. The current vacancies across the NFL include the Bears, Jets, New England Patriots, Jacksonville Jaguars, New Orleans Saints and, most recently, Las Vegas Raiders.
Flores went 19-14 over his final two years with the Miami Dolphins but was fired by the Dolphins in 2021. In a lawsuit that Flores filed against the NFL in 2022, he claimed that Miami owner Stephen Ross offered him $100,
Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores says he is planning on taking every interview request for a head coaching job.
Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores is entering another round of head coaching interviews. “Any time you’re mentioned in head coaching conversations or receive requests, it’s an honor,” Flores said Tuesday,
Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores was added to the Jacksonville Jaguars' list of candidates to replace Doug Pederson.
According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Jets have requested to interview the likes of Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores and quarterbacks coach Josh McCown for the job: Jets have requested head coaching interviews with Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores and QB coach Josh McCown, per sources.
Fitzpatrick remembers how Flores went from the good kind of demanding head coach in their early days in Miami together, to cutting people out, alienating people and being rather disruptive in the end.
The Chicago Bears now turn their focus toward a coaching search that will be one of the most significant processes in team history.
Ryan Fitzpatrick is warning teams when it comes to a former Patriots coach. "By the end of his time there, he became a dictator."