It was known that the Jacksonville Jaguars had requested to interview Minnesota Vikings’ defensive coordinator Brian Flores, but now we know that Flores took the interview and when it will take place.
According to Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer, Flores will be interviewing with the Jaguars on Friday. Flores will also interview with the Chicago Bears and the New York Jets.
Flores has been the Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator for the last two seasons. In this most recent year, Minnesota finished the regular season ranked fifth in points per game and 10th in yards per play surrendered.
The hallmark of the Flores’ defense is the aggressiveness, as he’s extremely willing to blitz from all parts of the field and do so with a variety of defenders. Flores has also been praised to disguise where those pressures are coming from.
Flores does have previous head coaching experience, leading the Miami Dolphins from 2019-2021–a tenure that had a rocky ending with quarterback Tua Tagovailoa.
As a head coach, he has a record of 24-25 over those three seasons with Miami, with a 10 win season in 2020 and a nine win season in 2021.
Below are the list of candidates who we know have interviewed for the head coaching role:
Robert Saleh
Ben Johnson
Steve Spagnulo
Patrick Graham
Aaron Glenn
