Brian Francisco Flores was born on February 24,1981 and is an American professional football coach who is the defensive coordinator for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League.
15 Facts About Brian Flores
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Brian Flores began his NFL career with the New England Patriots, where he served as an assistant coach from 2008 to 2018.
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Brian Flores later filed a class-action lawsuit against the NFL, alleging racial discrimination in the league's treatment of minority coaches and executives.
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Brian Flores was born and raised in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn, New York City, to Honduran parents.
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Brian Flores grew up a fan of the New York Giants and New York Mets.
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Brian Flores became a pro scout in 2006 before getting promoted to Bill Belichick's coaching staff in 2008, serving as a special teams coaching assistant until the end of the 2009 season.
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Brian Flores was named linebackers' coach ahead of the 2016 season.
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On February 4,2019, the day after the Patriots won their 6th Super Bowl title and after 15 years of serving as a Patriots assistant, Brian Flores was hired as 12th head coach of the Miami Dolphins, becoming the fourth Latino in NFL history to become a head coach, after Ron Rivera, Tom Fears, and Tom Brian Flores, the second former Belichick assistant to coach the team.
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Brian Flores was interviewed by the Green Bay Packers, Denver Broncos, and Cleveland Browns for each of their vacant head coaching spots.
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Brian Flores followed this by earning his second consecutive win against the Indianapolis Colts the following week, which was Miami's first road win since Week 2 of the 2018 season.
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On February 19,2022, Brian Flores was announced as the Pittsburgh Steelers' senior defensive assistant and linebackers coach under head coach Mike Tomlin.
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On February 6,2023, Brian Flores was hired by the Minnesota Vikings as their defensive coordinator under head coach Kevin O'Connell.
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On February 1,2022, Brian Flores filed a class-action lawsuit against the NFL, New York Giants, Denver Broncos, and Dolphins organizations, alleging racial discrimination.
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Brian Flores accused John Elway and Broncos management of conducting another sham head coach interview with him in 2019, arriving an hour late and appearing hungover.
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Brian Flores alleges that he was fired by Ross in retaliation for his refusals to tank and to tamper.