It appears the Vikings will have Brian Flores back as their defensive coordinator for a third season. However, two Vikings assistants continue to interview for promotions. Flores, who interviewed with the Jets,

The Minnesota Vikings are incredibly lucky to have defensive coordinator Brian Flores on staff for now, and likely in the future as well. However, Flores deserves to have a head coaching job. He was a head coach for just three seasons with the Miami Dolphins before they fired him after a 24-25 record,

Minnesota Vikings assistant coach Daronte Jones interviewed for the Jacksonville Jaguars’ vacant defensive coordinator position on Monday.

Since the playoff loss, the team’s needs have been recited item by item. Losing the defense’s mastermind would create the greatest need of all.

Dallas will need to find a new defensive coordinator for 2025, too. Mike Zimmer told Ed Werder that he would not return to the Cowboys and would likely retire.

Jones, 46, is the Vikings’ defensive pass game coordinator/defensive backs coach. He is in his second stint with Minnesota, having served as the Vikings’ defensive backs coach in 2020 before going to LSU in 2021 to be the school’s defensive coordinator.

Mike Zimmer, who spent last season as the Dallas Cowboys ' defensive coordinator, said he will not be returning to the team on new head coach Brian Schottenheimer's staff and likely will retire from coaching in the NFL, according to a report Sunday from NFL reporter Ed Werder.

Stay up to date here with the Jaguars’ search for their next defensive coordinator with our tracker and what you need to know.

The Jacksonville Jaguars are continuing their search for a defensive coordinator, bringing in Los Angeles Rams coach Aubrey Pleasant.

The Vikings have 20 meaningful contributors from 2024 who are set to become free agents. Here's our plan for staying competitive.

Safety Cam Bynum is slated to test free agency and could be too expensive for the Vikings to bring back. PFF recently released a list of the best landing spots for the top 15 defensive free agents, and they have Bynum heading to the AFC South.