The Minnesota Vikings may be bringing defensive coordinator Brian Flores back to the sidelines in 2026, but one of his top lieutenants is moving on to a promotion with a team that the Vikings will face this coming season.

Adam Schefter of ESPN is reporting that Vikings’ defensive backs coach and defensive passing game coordinator Daronte Jones is leaving Minnesota to take the defensive coordinator job with the Washington Commanders.

The Commanders are one of five teams that Jones interviewed with this offseason, as he also fielded calls from the Dallas Cowboys, Green Bay Packers, New York Giants, and New...

Dive into the latest Minnesota Vikings offseason developments with Darren Campbell and Dave Stefano on this episode of Two Old Bloggers, a Vikings 1st & SKOL. Stefano sets the tone: “Even with no playoffs this year, the offseason drama is heating up and heating up fast.” Vikings fans searching for in-depth analysis on Jordan Addison trade rumors, Brian Flores contract extension, NFC North quarterback competition, and 2026 offensive line projections, this episode delivers unfiltered takes on the team’s path to contention. As Campbell quips, “We’re losing the NFC North battle in the QB arms race badly,” highlighting the urgency for...

It’s nearly time to determine the NFC side of this year’s Super Bowl matchup, as we’re heading to the Pacific Northwest to watch the Seattle Seahawks host the Los Angeles Rams in this year’s NFC Championship Game.

The Seahawks are hosting this game as the top seed in the NFC, and they didn’t have to do a whole lot last week in order to get here as they crushed the San Francisco 49ers last week in the Divisional round. The Rams, on the other hand, have won a couple of thrillers as the road team, taking down the Carolina Panthers...

We are just about ready to kick off the first of today’s two Conference Championship Games, and we’re starting out in the AFC, where the New England Patriots are traveling to the Mile High City to take on the Denver Broncos.

The Patriots have gotten here by winning two home games, taking down the Los Angeles Chargers on Wild Card Weekend and the Houston Texans in the Divisional Round. The Broncos, the top seed in the AFC, took Wild Card Weekend off before defeating the Buffalo Bills in dramatic. . .and controversial. . .fashion in the divisional round.

Denver lost...

We’ve got the results of our SB Nation Reacts poll for this week, and we promised to get them to you before tomorrow’s Conference Championship games, so let’s go ahead and get them to you now, shall we?

First, we asked our readers what matchup they think we’re going to see at Levi’s Stadium two weeks from tomorrow. There are four different potential combinations, and the folks who responded to our poll did give us a majority.

Of those who responded to our poll, 58% think we’re going to get a matchup between the New England Patriots and the Seattle...

Conference Championship Weekend! It still stinks that the Vikings had no chance this year. Once again we are on the outside looking in.

It is great to get Flores back but there still is a lot to worry about with the offense. If it were not for Flores where would the Vikings have been the last 3 years?

I am going with the Patriots and the Seahawks. I think the Seahawks defense can carry the day at home but the Rams will be tough.

If the Seahawks go to the Super Bowl it is going to be great here right?...

With the news that Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores signed an extension with the team earlier this week, there was still a chance that he could have left for a head coaching opportunity somewhere else. On this Saturday afternoon, some news has just come down that would appear to have taken that possibility off the table.

Multiple sources, led by Tom Pelissero of the NFL Network, are reporting that the Pittsburgh Steelers are on the verge of hiring former Green Bay Packers and Dallas Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy to fill their head coaching vacancy. That news would seem...

It is, officially, draft season for fans of the Minnesota Vikings (and for fans of 27 other NFL teams), and the unofficial start of draft season for a lot of us comes with the first mock draft from Mel Kiper. . .dramatic pause. . .draft expert. He’s released his first mock of the year over at ESPN, so we’ll have a look at who he’s got the Vikings taking with the 18th overall pick.

In his first mock, Kiper has the Vikings taking Louisiana State cornerback Mansoor Delane. Here’s what he’s got to say about the selection:

Delane would...

Vikings fans, Flores signs extension but HC buzz lingers with the Steelers! Dive into compensatory picks drama, Addison trade rumors, and a 3-round mock draft on The Real Forno Show with Tyler Forness and Dave Stefano. This Vikings 1st & SKOL episode unpacks Minnesota’s offseason moves.

In this engaging episode of The Real Forno Show, host Tyler Forness announces, “Minnesota Vikings did what everybody had been asking them to do. They got Brian Flores signed to an extension, but that doesn’t mean he’s gonna be here next year.” Forness reveals insider details: “I was told it is a multi-year deal....

Brian Flores is signed! I do not know if he will eventually get a head coach offer but at least he wont go and be a defensive coordinator for another team. At the very least, the Vikings will get two 3rd round picks if he gets hired away as a head coach. I do not think there will be any dead money.

Now that that is out of the way. What do you want to talk about?

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That’s because, once again, our favorite team is no longer participating in this NFL season. We’re down to the final four teams with the Conference Championship games taking place on Sunday, and we want to know...

Ladies and gentlemen, our short, regionally specific nightmare is over. Well, mostly over. For now.

Numerous sources, led by Adam Schefter of ESPN, are reporting that defensive coordinator Brian Flores has signed a contract extension with the Minnesota Vikings to remain the team’s defensive coordinator. That means that, at the very least, he will not be making a lateral move to another team to become their defensive coordinator.

Now, this doesn’t necessarily mean that he won’t be taking a head coaching job if one should be offered to him. He’s had two interviews with the Pittsburgh Steelers for their head...