According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Jets have requested to interview the likes of Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores and quarterbacks coach Josh McCown for the job: Jets have requested head coaching interviews with Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores and QB coach Josh McCown, per sources.

Flores, who previously served as Dolphins head coach from 2019-21, has had interview requests from the Jets and Bears as he prepares the Vikings defense for the playoffs.

Brian Flores told reporters on Tuesday that he plans to take every head coaching interview that comes his way. At the time, it was reported that the New York Jets and Chicago Bears had requested interviews with him.

At the end of a regular season where the Vikings‘ defense allowed the fifth-fewest points in the NFL, defensive coordinator Brian Flores has his first head coaching interview request since he came to Minnesota.

If Monday’s reports are any indication, Brian Flores’ days as the Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator might be numbered.

One day after the Jacksonville Jaguars shared a list of candidates it has requested to interview for its head coaching job, the team added one more to the list.

Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores was added to the Jacksonville Jaguars' list of candidates to replace Doug Pederson.

Brian Flores‘ first head-coaching opportunity came with the Dolphins and lasted three seasons. Since his dismissal in 2021, his oft-discussed NFL experience has resulted in several interviews but no HC gigs as of yet.