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,

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

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

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,

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

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.

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.

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.

JACKSONVILLE – This is the Jaguars' 2025 coordinator tracker. The latest news on this front is that the Jaguars have completed an interview with Los Angeles Rams offensive assistant/passing-game specialist Nate Scheelhaase for their vacant offensive coordinator position.

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.

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