Brian Flores is currently the senior defensive assistant and linebacker coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He is well known for being an assistant coach for the New England Patriots from 2008–2018. Flores was also the head coach of the Miami Dolphins from 2019–2021. He is currently part of a lawsuit against the NFL that alleges that NFL franchises conduct interviews with minority candidates with no intention to hire those candidates as head coaches. Get all of the latest Brian Flores news here!
Flores played college football at Boston College from 1999–2002 and in 2004 joined the Patriots as a scouting assistant. He was promoted to Belichick’s coaching staff in 2008, serving as a special teams assistant coach. He had many coaching position changes throughout his stint with the Patriots and won the Super Bowl four times with the franchise. As the head coach of Miami, Flores gave the franchise their first consecutive winning seasons since 2003. He was allegedly fired due to poor people skills, issues with collaboration, and player dissatisfaction. Brian Flores’ lawsuit alleges that there is racial discrimination in the NFL’s treatment of minority coaches and executives. The lawsuit is ongoing while Flores coaches for the Steelers.
