Ladies and gentlemen, our short, regionally specific nightmare is over. Well, mostly over. For now.
Numerous sources, led by Adam Schefter of ESPN, are reporting that defensive coordinator Brian Flores has signed a contract extension with the Minnesota Vikings to remain the team’s defensive coordinator. That means that, at the very least, he will not be making a lateral move to another team to become their defensive coordinator.
Now, this doesn’t necessarily mean that he won’t be taking a head coaching job if one should be offered to him. He’s had two interviews with the Pittsburgh Steelers for their head coaching vacancy and has interviewed with the Baltimore Ravens as well. But this is a step in the right direction. There are still six head coaching vacancies around the National Football League, but those are the only two he has interviewed for. He also interviewed for the defensive coordinator job with the Washington Commanders, but he’s no longer going to be taking that position, obviously.
Getting Flores back into the fold was one of the top offseason priorities for the Vikings. In the final eight games of the season, the Minnesota defense allowed just one touchdown pass and really started to find its footing against the run after struggling earlier in the season. There are going to be some questions that need to be answered on that side of the ball in terms of personnel this offseason, but nobody is going to be better equipped to get those questions answered in a positive way than Brian Flores.
We’ll still be keeping an eye on the coaching situations in Baltimore and Pittsburgh, but the longer those teams go without hiring someone, the more it seems like they’re waiting on a coach from a team that’s still playing, which is good news for us Vikings fans. For now, however, it seems like a good day to celebrate, because it certainly looks like Brian Flores is going to be back on the sidelines at U.S. Bank Stadium in 2026.
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