Underrated Vikings' defender lining up to be Brian Flores' next star

Minnesota Vikings safety Theo Jackson | David Berding/GettyImagesEntering his third season as Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator, Brian Flores has earned a good bit of trust if there are players he wants for his unit. He has made a jack-of-all-trades star out of safety Josh Metellus; he clearly wanted to reunite with edge rusher Andrew Van Ginkel last offseason, and this offseason, he hand-picked cornerback Isaiah Rodgers.

It's fair to assume no player who is allowed to leave on the defensive side of the ball comes without Flores having a plan to replace him beforehand. So when safety Cameron Bynum signed a four-year, $60 million contract with the Indianapolis Colts in March, there was…