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Vikings To Hire Brian Flores as DC

NFL Super Bowl - The Minnesota Vikings are set to hire Pittsburgh Steelers senior defensive analyst Brian Flores as their defensive coordinator, according to a report from NFL Network's Ian Rapoport.

Rapoport added Flores was considered a finalist for the Arizona Cardinals head coaching role and also interviewed for the Denver Broncos defensive coordinator role.

Flores spent his 2022 season as a senior defensive assistant and linebackers coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He was previously the head coach of the Miami Dolphins from 2019 to 2021. After a league-worst defensive performance in 2019, Flories' Dolphins finished 11th and 10th in defensive DVOA the next two seasons.