The New England Patriots have revamped their teaching workers this yr, starting with new head coach Mike Vrabel, who returns to the sideline after serving as a marketing consultant with the Cleveland Browns for a yr.
Vrabel has already introduced again Josh McDaniels because the crew’s offensive coordinator, however one other acquainted face is sadly being launched and received’t be part of the teaching workers subsequent yr.
ESPN’s Mike Reiss first reported that particular groups ace and 2024 head teaching assistant Matthew Slater is being relieved of his duties and won’t be part of the Patriots group for the primary time since 2008.
Sources: #Patriots have knowledgeable former particular groups ace and 2024 assistant to the top coach Matthew Slater that he’s being relieved of his duties. He’s now out of the group.@MikeReiss first with the report that he wasn’t anticipated to return. pic.twitter.com/HX4zEWxKWg
— Joseph Pasteris (@JPasteris_NFL) February 3, 2025
From 2008 till 2023, when he retired from the gridiron, Slater received three Tremendous Bowls with the Pats and made ten Professional Bowls and 5 All-Professional groups. He then instantly joined the teaching workers.
It’s a tragic departure for a man who has change into a fixture of the group and was one in all Invoice Belichick’s favorites, however it opens the door for Vrabel to proceed to construct this teaching workers as he sees match.
One other former Patriots star, Wes Welker, is within the combine to be named the crew’s extensive receiver coach.
Vrabel’s teaching hires shall be intriguing, provided that he confronted frequent criticism throughout his tenure as head coach of the Tennessee Titans for his lackluster coordinator alternatives and his reluctance to half methods with them after they fell wanting expectations.
That’s most likely one cause Tennessee finally determined to half methods with him, so hopefully for Pats followers, this teaching workers is extra well-rounded.
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