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It’s a new era in New England. With the Patriots and long-time head coach Bill Belichick parting ways, and with Jerod Mayo taking over, the team will look different in 2024.
How different remains to be seen, though. Mayo, after all, still needs to build his coaching staff either through retaining those who already were with the Patriots last year or adding new talent from outside the organization.
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Which coaches are the Patriots looking at?
Thomas McGaughey for special teams coordinator: A long-time special teams coach, McGaughey served as the Giants coordinator since 2018 — a stretch that spanned under three head coaches, including Patriots coach Joe Judge. | News.
DeMarcus Covington for defensive coordinator: As opposed to the other coaches so far interviewed by the Patriots, Covington is an internal candidate for the defensive coordinator position. An assistant coach in New England since 2017, Covington has been working with the team’s defensive line since 2020. | News
Jeremy Springer for special teams coach: Springer has spent his first two seasons in the NFL coaching special teams out in Los Angeles for the Rams. But, he has plenty of experience — mainly on special teams — coaching eight years at the collegiate level. | News
Michael Hodges for defensive coordinator: A co-defensive coordinator at Eastern Illinois alongside current Patriots defensive line coach DeMarcus Covington, Hodges also made the jump to the NFL in 2017. He landed in New Orleans, where he worked as a defensive assistant, assistant linebackers coach, and, since 2020, linebackers coach.
