As Mike Vrabel’s staff takes shape, former Patriots assistants are moving on. According to ESPN, the Green Bay Packers are hiring DeMarcus Covington to be their defensive line coach. Last season was Covington’s first as the Patriots defensive coordinator.
Josh McDaniels is back for a third tour of duty as the Patriots' offensive coordinator, but there are a couple of big differences from his first two stints in New England.
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who had a one-year stop before becoming Packers head coach (with Smith succeeding him in 2019). Vrabel could also consider a similar approach in 2025, with Rams offensive coordinator Mike LaFleur or even Rams QBs coach Dave Ragone. The team interviewed ...
The Patriots will not get longtime assistant Mike Pellegrino back for the 2025 season. Pellegrino was part of two Super Bowl-winning teams.
Speaking on his podcast with Julian Edelman, Rob Gronkowski relayed a time where Mike Vrabel "outplayed" Bill Belichick as head coach.
As much as Ben Johnson or any other hotshot might have supplied some sizzle, that’s not what this Patriots team needs.
Mike Vrabel's first offseason as head coach of the New England Patriots is in full swing, as the Pats are well represented at this week's Senior Bowl in Alabama.
Saleh, 45, began coaching at Michigan State in 2002 and started in the NFL as an intern with the Houston Texans in 2005. He served as defensive coordinator of the San Francisco 49ers from 2017-20 and spent the last four seasons as the New York Jets head coach before his firing midseason.
The New York Jets interviewed Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores and quarterbacks coach Josh McCown and Green Bay Packers defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley for their head coach vacan
This past season’s wasn’t necessarily an elite group of special teamers, but compared with the occasionally sloppy and sluggish play of the last five seasons, it represented a sizable improvement. New England’s special teams did more than its share to keep things competitive.
Analyzing decisions made by NFL teams is inherently an exercise in asking to be cold takes roasted down the road. Whether it's preseason picks, week-to-week selections, draft grades or commentary on coaching hires,