Patriots 2023 coaching staff tracker: News, rumors, analysis, and more

Coming off a disappointing 8-9 campaign, the New England Patriots are already on to 2023. As part of the preparation process for the new season, the expectation is that the club will see some movements on the sidelines: several members of the coaching staff are seen as candidates to either move to different positions, or to leave the club entirely.

In order not to get lost amid what will be a busy few weeks, and to stay up to date with all the latest developments, please make sure to bookmark and regularly visit this coaching staff tracker.

Patriots coaching additions

Offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks: Bill O’Brien. O’Brien was widely considered the favorite to earn the Patriots’ offensive coordinator gig and has indeed gotten the job. Not only is he an experienced and established offensive play-caller, he also already worked in New England from 2007 through 2011. | Report | Analysis | Coaching profile| Statement

N/A: Will Lawing. Lawing and O’Brien go way back, having first crossed paths at Penn State in 2013. Since then, the two men have worked alongside one another without interruption. Lawing joined O’Brien in Houston before also moving to Alabama with him. | Report | Coaching profile

N/A: Adrian Klemm: The Patriots’ first ever draft pick under head coach Bill Belichick, Klemm has made a name for himself at UCLA and with the Steelers. He currently is serving as associate head coach, run game coordinator and offensive line coach at the University of Oregon. | Report | Analysis | Coaching profile

Patriots coaching interviews

Offensive coordinator: Keenan McCardell (Vikings wide receivers coach): A former NFL wide receiver, the 53-year-old is coming off his second year coaching wide receivers in Minnesota. He played under Bill Belichick back in Cleveland in the early 1990s. | Report | Coaching profile

Offensive coordinator: Nick Caley (Patriots tight ends coach): Tight ends coach Nick Caley is regarded as the Patriots’ top in-house candidate to become offensive coordinator. He will indeed interview with the organization, one day after talking to the New York Jets. | Report

Offensive coordinator: Shawn Jefferson (Cardinals associate head coach/wide receivers): A former NFL wide receiver, who also spent four seasons with the Patriots, Jefferson most recently worked as associate head coach and wide receivers coach in Arizona. He has worked with some of the best wideouts in the league — DeAndre Hopkins and Calvin Johnson among them — in his 17 years as an assistant coach. | Report | Coaching profile

Offensive line coach: Ryan Wendell (Buffalo Bills assistant offensive line coach): Wendell is a former Patriots lineman, who spent eight total seasons with the organization and started a combined 56 games for the team — including Super Bowl XLIX. He spent the previous four years in Buffalo. | Report | Coaching profile

Patriots departures

To Los Angeles Rams: Nick Caley (Tight ends coach): A member of the Patriots’ coaching staff since 2015, Caley has worked with the tight end group since 2017. He was seen as a candidate to take over as offensive coordinator following Josh McDaniels’ departure last offseason, but did not get the opportunity. | Report

Potential Patriots departures

Jerod Mayo (Linebackers coach): Coming off his fourth season on the Patriots’ coaching staff, Jerod Mayo is one of the hottest young commodities on the market. The 36-year-old, who already did three head-coaching interviews over the last two offseasons, remains a name to watch even though he turned down both coaching interviews.

• Cleveland Browns (Defensive coordinator): Interview requested | Interview declined
• Cleveland Browns (Head coach): Interview requested | Interview declined

DeMarcus Covington (Defensive line coach): Covington, 33, is coming off his sixth season in New England and third working with the defensive line. He led one of the most disruptive units in the league in 2022 and is considered a young up-and-comer in NFL coaching circles.

• Arizona Cardinals (Defensive coordinator): Interview requested | Interview completed/unsuccessful
• Los Angeles Chargers (Defensive coordinator): Interview completed | Interview unsuccessful

Matt Patricia (Senior football advisor/Offensive line coach): Patricia served as the Patriots’ de facto co-offensive coordinator in 2022, overseeing a lackluster unit. With his future uncertain after the team replaced both his roles on the staff, there is a chance that he might leave for an opportunity elsewhere.

• Denver Broncos (Defensive coordinator): Interview requested | Interview unsuccessful