Report: Dolphins zero in on Pats' Flores for HC

The Miami Dolphins appear set to continue the AFC East's game of musical chairs, as the team has zeroed in on New England assistant Brian Flores for its head-coaching vacancy, multiple outlets reported Friday.

NFL Network's Ian Rapoport tweeted the Dolphins "have narrowed the focus of their search to #Patriots defensive play-caller Brian Flores as their new head coach. No deal yet, nothing official. But that's their target."

But The MMQB's Albert Breer took it a step further, stating, "The Dolphins are expected to hire Patriots LBs coach Brian Flores as head coach after New England's season ends."

Flores, 37, joined the Patriots in 2004 as a scouting assistant and has been with the franchise since. This is his third season as New England's linebackers coach and his first as the defensive play-caller. He assumed those duties after defensive coordinator Matt Patricia left to be the head coach in Detroit last offseason.

The Patriots (11-5) host the Los Angeles Chargers this Sunday in the divisional round of the AFC playoffs. The Patriots rank 21st in the NFL in yards allowed in the regular season, up from 29th last season. And while the team gave up 29 more points than last season, it still ranked seventh in the league.

Miami fired head coach Adam Gase after three seasons following the end of the regular season. Also on Friday, another AFC East team -- the New York Jets -- introduced Gase as their new head coach.

--Field Level Media

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