Former Dolphins head coach Brian Flores interviews for head coach vacancy

On Monday, the list of head coaches fired in the NFL had one name on it that had some NFL fans scratching their heads, Brian Flores. The Miami Dolphins elected to part ways with Flores after three seasons; two of which were winning seasons. And the Chicago Bears wasted little time on getting a sit down with the former Dolphins’ head coach.

On Friday, the Bears announced that they interviewed Jeff Ireland for the general manager position and Brian Flores for their head coach opening. Flores has 18 years’ worth of NFL coaching experience and has coached in all three phases of the game, offense, defense, and special teams. And at the beginning of his career, he held a front-office job as a scout. Over that time, Flores has won four Super Bowls, all of them coming while with the New England Patriots.

Flores spent the last three seasons as the head coach in Miami, leaving them with a 24-25 record. In his past two seasons with the Dolphins, he finished just one game out of the playoffs and had winning records; 10-6 in 2020 and 9-8 in 2021. In both those years, he finished off the season strong winning nine of his final 12 in 2020 and eight of nine to finish this year.

Texans fire head coach after one season

The Houston Texans have fired head coach David Culley after just one season, according to John McClain of the Houston Chronicle. Further reporting from ESPN’s Adam Schefter indicates that the team only guaranteed him two years of his contract, meaning his short tenure was always a possibility.

Schefter also spoke with one league source who said, “I knew it when he was hired” in reference to the one-year stint before Culley’s firing.

The Texans initially hired David Culley to replace former head coach and general manager Bill O’Brien, who was let go after a series of trade requests from franchise cornerstones and a run of disappointing seasons. Culley then left his post as Baltimore Ravens assistant head coach, wide receiver coach and passing game coordinator to undertake the rebuild in his first ever head coaching role.

In his one season, Culley led a depleted Texans team with a number of off-field issues to a 4-13 record and the No. 3 pick in the 2022 NFL Draft.

After firing Culley, the Texans quickly fired offensive coordinator Tim Kelly, according to Schefter.

Another interesting side note from the firing focuses on league diversity, or a lack thereof at the moment. Following Thursday’s news and the firing of Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores earlier this week, Mike Tomlin of the Pittsburgh Steelers is the only active black head coach.