Brian Flores is different. It’s not just that he’s one of the rare coaches whose Google search will yield a height and weight (Flores played linebacker at Boston College). It’s not only that he started as a scout in the New England Patriots organization after an injury cost him a chance at the NFL, or that he’s not actually technically even New England’s defensive coordinator.
No, the amalgamation of all of these things along with his background as a Honduran immigrant growing up in Brooklyn, one of an infinitesimal portion of Hispanic players and coaches in the league, that makes Flores so unique.