Packers Expected To Request Interviews With Josh McDaniels & Brian Flores

Jim McBride of the Boston Globe reports that the Packers are expected to request permission to interview Patriots OC Josh McDaniels and de facto DC Brian Flores for their head-coaching job.

The Packers have already interviewed Jim Caldwell and Chuck Pagano and are expected to request an interview with Northwestern HC Pat Fitzgerald. 

McDaniels has come as a name to watch for Green Bay for a few months now, given that he is one of the top offensive-minded coaches who could be available. Beyond that, McDaniels and Packers GM Brian Gutekunst were both part of the 49ers’ head-coaching search and are familiar with one another.

McDaniels, 42, began his NFL coaching career with the Patriots as a personnel assistant back in 2001. He worked his way up to offensive coordinator in New England before he departed for the Broncos head-coaching job in 2009.

Unfortunately, things didn’t go very well for McDaniels with the Broncos and he was fired during his second year with the team.

After a brief stint with the Rams as their offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, McDaniels returned to the Patriots and has been running their offense ever since.

Flores, 37, began his NFL coaching career with the Patriots back in 2004 as a scouting assistant. He has spent his entire career with New England and held a number of positions including Pro scout, special teams assistant, assistant offense/special teams, defensive assistant, safeties coach and linebackers coach.

The Patriots declined to promote Flores to defensive coordinator after losing Matt Patricia last year, but he served as the team’s de facto coordinator this season.

We’ll have more regarding the Packers as the news is available.