Brian Flores addresses his future with Minnesota Vikings, and it leaves more questions
Despite answering questions about his future with the Minnesota Vikings, defensive coordinator Brian Flores wasn’t very clear.
Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores has a contract that expires after the season ends. Reports have surfaced that the Vikings are trying to sign him to an extension, which makes all the sense in the world considering how good his defense has been in his three years with the Vikings.
We heard from head coach Kevin O’Connell about Flores on Monday, when he gave some context on the ongoing contract negotiations.
“Yeah, we have [talked], and it goes back a long ways before those reports. But yeah, we’ve had recent dialogue, very, very good dialogue,” said O’Connell. “Flo knows I love him. He was the guy three years ago that I identified to bring in here, and the growth and just our relationship, and what he’s meant to me personally is so massive. That’s not even taken into account what he’s been able to do defensively for our team.”
Brian Flores deflects questions about his future in Minnesota
When speaking to the media on Tuesday, Flores knew he would have to answer questions about his contract, and made a statement before taking questions.
“I’ve said this many times. I’ve loved my time here in Minnesota,” Flores said. “My family loves it. The state of Minnesota has been tremendous to me. And I know KO [Kevin O’Connell] mentioned, there’s been great dialogue, and there has, and now we’ll just let the club and my representation handle the rest.”
A pretty boilerplate answer from Flores, speaking highly about Minnesota and the organization. However, not answering any questions, which got more direct as the press conference went on, raised some red flags. ESPN’s Kevin Seifert asked him directly if he would wait and see what’s out there for him on the open market, and he dodged it like his name was Peter LaFleur from the movie Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story.
“Again, you know, Kev, I really would like to put the focus on the players,” Flores added. “It’s never about me and my personal situation. And so again, I’ll let the I’ll let my representation in the club kind of handle all those things. That’s kind of where I’m at.”
It could easily be that Flores is trying to maintain leverage with his representation. Still, the tone of the press conference certainly didn’t breed confidence that he would sign an extension.
What will happen with Flores? Only time will tell, but it’s going to be a stressful week or two until an answer presents itself.
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