Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores had a front row seat for Sam Darnold’s breakout season in 2024, but he’ll be on the opposite sideline from the quarterback this Sunday.

Darnold parleyed a strong season with the Vikings into a contract with the Seahawks this offseason and he’s kept things rolling during an 8-3 start to this season. Flores said on Tuesday that Darnold has “grown tremendously” since the start of last season while adding that he plans to put as much pressure on the quarterback as possible.

Darnold wilted in the face of intense pressure in the last two weeks of last season and a bad day against the Rams in Week 11 suggests he hasn’t come up with a foolproof solution yet. Flores said “you try it out and see if that still bothers him” when discussing his plan for Sund

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