Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores will be among the 27 participants in the NFL's fifth accelerator program, an event hosted by the league to strengthen the pipeline of diverse candidates for front office and coaching positions, at the league meetings in Nashville, Tennessee, next week.
Flores, a longtime New England Patriots assistant before leading the Miami Dolphins from 2019-2021, filed a lawsuit against the NFL and several teams alleging racial discrimination in its hiring practices in 2022. After being fired by the Dolphins, Flores spent a season with the Pittsburgh Steelers as a senior defensive assistant and linebackers coach before taking the Vikings defensive coordinator position in 2023.