It appears the Vikings will have Brian Flores back as their defensive coordinator for a third season. However, two Vikings assistants continue to interview for promotions. Flores, who interviewed with the Jets,

Minnesota Vikings assistant coach Daronte Jones interviewed for the Jacksonville Jaguars’ vacant defensive coordinator position on Monday.

Over the course of the first two weeks of the Minnesota Vikings offseason, multiple teams have brought in coaches to interview for promotions. On Monday morning, NFL Network's Tom Pelissero reported that passing game coordinator/defensive backs coach Daronte Jones will be interviewing with the Jacksonville Jaguars for their defensive coordinator position.

Jones, 46, is the Vikings’ defensive pass game coordinator/defensive backs coach. He is in his second stint with Minnesota, having served as the Vikings’ defensive backs coach in 2020 before going to LSU in 2021 to be the school’s defensive coordinator.

Safety Cam Bynum is slated to test free agency and could be too expensive for the Vikings to bring back. PFF recently released a list of the best landing spots for the top 15 defensive free agents, and they have Bynum heading to the AFC South.

After hiring Liam Coen as head coach, the Jaguars are beginning the process of filling his first staff. According to Tom Pelissero of NFL Media, Jacksonville is interviewing Minnesota defensive pass game coordinator/defensive backs coach Daronte Jones for the position.

Stay up to date here with the Jaguars’ search for their next defensive coordinator with our tracker and what you need to know.

Mike Zimmer, who spent last season as the Dallas Cowboys ' defensive coordinator, said he will not be returning to the team on new head coach Brian Schottenheimer's staff and likely will retire from coaching in the NFL, according to a report Sunday from NFL reporter Ed Werder.

As Jacksonville Jaguars coach Liam Coen gets set to be introduced Monday, he and the franchise are already beginning assistant coach interviews.

The Jacksonville Jaguars are continuing their search for a defensive coordinator, bringing in Los Angeles Rams coach Aubrey Pleasant.

Thamel has coached the Cardinals’ linebackers for the last two seasons and spent the previous two with the Minnesota Vikings as defensive quality control coach in 2021 and assistant linebackers coach in 2022.

The Minnesota Vikings defense played at a level that not many units even dream of, let along actually put on film. The 2024 Vikings defense is one of the best in franchise history so it made sense