Brian Flores
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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 an assistant coach from 2008 to 2018. Flores was New England's defensive playcaller during his final season with the team, which concluded with a victory in Super Bowl LIII. Following the victory, he served as the head coach of the Miami Dolphins from 2019 to 2021. Although unable to reach the playoffs, Flores helped lead Miami to consecutive winning seasons between 2020 and 2021, the franchise's first since 2003. However, conflict with Dolphins management led to his being fired after the 2021 season. Flores later filed a class-action lawsuit against the NFL, alleging racial discrimination in the league's treatment of minority coaches and executives. Amid the lawsuit, he returned to assistant coaching and became the defensive coordinator of the Vikings in 2023.
Infobox
Title
Defensive coordinator
Born
(1981-02-24) February 24, 1981 (age 44)Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
High school
Poly Prep (Brooklyn, New York)
College
Boston College (1999–2003)
Position
Defensive back
Regular season
24–25 (.490)
Tables
· Head coaching record
Won
Won
Team
Won
Year
Lost
Regular season
Ties
Regular season
Win %
Regular season
Finish
Regular season
Won
Regular season
Lost
Postseason
Win %
Postseason
Result
MIA
MIA
Team
MIA
Year
2019
Regular season
5
Regular season
11
Regular season
0
Regular season
313
Regular season
4th in AFC East
Postseason
—
Postseason
—
Postseason
—
Postseason
—
MIA
MIA
Team
MIA
Year
2020
Regular season
10
Regular season
6
Regular season
0
Regular season
625
Regular season
2nd in AFC East
Postseason
—
Postseason
—
Postseason
—
Postseason
—
MIA
MIA
Team
MIA
Year
2021
Regular season
9
Regular season
8
Regular season
0
Regular season
529
Regular season
3rd in AFC East
Postseason
—
Postseason
—
Postseason
—
Postseason
—
Total
Total
Team
Total
Year
24
Regular season
25
Regular season
0
Regular season
490
Regular season
0
Postseason
0
Postseason
000
| Team | Year | Regular season | Postseason | |||||||
| Won | Lost | Ties | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Win % | Result | ||
| MIA | 2019 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 313 | 4th in AFC East | — | — | — | — |
| MIA | 2020 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 625 | 2nd in AFC East | — | — | — | — |
| MIA | 2021 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 529 | 3rd in AFC East | — | — | — | — |
| Total | 24 | 25 | 0 | 490 | 0 | 0 | 000 | |||
References
- ESPN.comhttp://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/22262842/brian-flores-new-england-patriots-next-coaching-star-emerge-bill-belichick-tree
- https://bceagles.com/sports/football/roster/brian-flores/18199https://bceagles.com/sports/football/roster/brian-flores/18199
- NFL RedZone, October 18, 2020
- Pro Football Referencehttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200502060nwe.htm
- Pro Football Referencehttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201502010sea.htm
- Pro Football Referencehttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201702050atl.htm
- ESPN.comhttp://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/22677963/brian-flores-lead-new-england-patriots-defense-title
- Pro Football Referencehttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201902030ram.htm
- AP NEWShttps://apnews.com/article/north-america-donta-hightower-super-bowl-new-england-patriots-ri-state-wire-af996c9662fd4bbc9ad9377eb0cf20ed
- ESPNhttp://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/25925144/dolphins-make-patriots-assistant-brian-flores-coach
- Palm Beach Posthttps://www.palmbeachpost.com/sports/20190112/habib-lets-discuss-miami-dolphins-brian-flores-and-race-shall-we
- "NFL Rumors: Brian Flores to interview with these four teams this weekend"https://www.nbcsports.com/boston/patriots/nfl-rumors-brian-flores-interview-these-four-teams-weekend
- "Dolphins interview Flores, Bieniemy for head coaching job"https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2019/01/04/patriots-assistant-flores-interviews-for-dolphins-head-job/38842051/
- CBS Sportshttps://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/patriots-vs-dolphins-final-score-miami-pulls-off-stunner-sends-new-england-down-to-the-no-3-seed/live/
- ProFootballTalkhttps://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2020/10/20/tua-tagovailoa-to-start-for-dolphins/
- Pro Football Talkhttps://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/01/10/dolphins-fire-brian-flores/
- "The Dolphins Didn't Fire Brian Flores Because of His Coaching"https://www.theringer.com/nfl/2022/1/10/22876955/brian-flores-fired-miami-dolphins-stephen-ross
- CBS Sportshttps://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/dolphins-were-ready-to-offer-sean-payton-a-100-million-deal-to-coach-the-team-per-report/
- FoxNews.comhttps://www.foxnews.com/sports/dolphins-team-owner-stephen-ross-face-discipline-nfls-game-integrity-probe
- "Flores named Senior Defensive Assistant/Linebackers"https://www.steelers.com/news/flores-named-senior-defensive-assistant-linebackers
- Vikings.comhttps://www.vikings.com/news/brian-flores-defensive-coordinator-hired-2023
- The New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/01/sports/football/brian-flores-giants-discrimination-lawsuit.html
- ESPN.comhttps://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/33194862/brian-flores-sues-nfl-others-former-miami-dolphins-coach-alleges-racism-hiring-practices
- ESPN.comhttps://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/33208756/denver-broncos-john-elway-responds-lawsuit-calls-brian-flores-allegations-false-defamatory
- Bleacher Reporthttps://bleacherreport.com/articles/10025596-report-tom-brady-was-qb-stephen-ross-allegedly-asked-brian-flores-to-speak-with
- CNNhttps://www.cnn.com/2022/02/01/sport/brian-flores-lawsuit-nfl-racial-discrimination-spt/index.html
- ESPN.comhttps://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/33690172/steve-wilks-ray-horton-join-brian-flores-lawsuit-nfl-teams-alleging-racism-hiring-practices
- courthousenews.comhttps://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/flores-v-nfl-order-arbitration-southern-district-new-york.pdf