When it seemed like Brian Flores would be out of the league in 2022 after suing the NFL, Mike Tomlin offered him a job. One Flores was overqualified for, a just-fired head coach becoming a positional coach and defensive assistant, but it allowed Flores to stay in an NFL building. Now the defensive coordinator of one of the league’s best units and increasing his chances of becoming a head coach again, Flores is grateful not just for the opportunity but all that he learned from Tomlin in their year together.
Joining Adam Schefter on Schefter’s podcast, Flores spoke about what he learned from Tomlin and Bill Belichick and how the two are more similar than it might first seem.