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Brian Flores to participate in NFL Coach Accelerator Program

Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores is scheduled to participate in the NFL’s second Coach Accelerator Program next week.

Next week in Nashville, the NFL’s Coach Accelerator Program will take place in Nashville, Tennessee. This program is an initiative aimed at getting more diversity into the head coaching ranks, giving current coordinators and — for the first time this year — college coaches a chance to get familiar with the people behind the scenes pulling the strings.

This year there will be 27 participants in the program, including Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores. Flores was left out of the coaching carousel this season after rebuilding the Vikings defense into one of the better units in the league.

This initiative pairs with the NFL’s Front Office Accelerator program, which was held in December in Dallas. One of the participants in last year’s inaugural program, Ran Carthon, was hired from the San Francisco 49ers player personnel department to be the Tennessee Titans new general manager.

Flores’ participation in the program comes just three years after spending a three-year stint with the Miami Dolphins as their former head coach. It also comes off the heels of Flores’ lawsuit against the Dolphins, Giants, and the league itself, alleging unfair hiring and firing practices.

Whether or not the program results in Flores getting another shot at a head coaching gig remains to be seen, but getting more opportunities in front of league-wide decision makers should ultimately be a net positive for the Vikings coordinator.

Pair of Eagles’ assistants taking part in the NFL Coaching Accelerator program

The Philadelphia Eagles will have Sean Desai, Marcus Brady and Brian Johnson represent the franchise at the NFL’s Coach Accelerator Program

Philadelphia has had one of the NFL’s most diverse staffs for years, and this spring they’ll be sending three more assistant coaches to the league’s accelerator program.

The Coach Accelerator aims to increase exposure between owners, executives, and diverse coaching talent, providing ample opportunity to develop and build upon their relationships. In a change to the nomination process this year, clubs were able to nominate those from outside of their organization.

The three Eagles staffers were among 40 participants this year that are attending based on their high potential to be considered for a Head Coach position in the future.

Johnson (OC) and Brady were among sixteen of the participants who will be returning from last year’s event.

the League announced plans to host the Coach Accelerator on May 21-23 at the Spring League Meeting in Minneapolis. The Spring Accelerator follows the inaugural Coach and Front Office Accelerator and the Front Office Accelerator hosted at previous League meetings in 2022.