On Wednesday, the Patriots officially announced their complete coaching staff for newly hired head coach Mike Vrabel.
While many members of the staff had already been reported as hired across the local media, this announcement from the team makes their hirings official.
Here’s the full list of names, along with their positions:
Offense:
- Josh McDaniels, Offensive Coordinator
- Thomas Brown, Tight Ends/Passing Game Coordinator
- Doug Marrone, Offensive Line Coach
- Jason Houghtaling, Assistant Offensive Line Coach
- Robert Kugler, Assistant Offensive Line Coach
- Todd Downing, Wide Receivers Coach
- Tony Dews, Running Backs Coach
- Ashton Grant, Quarterbacks Coach
- Riley Larkin, Offensive Assistant
- Chuckie Keeton, Offensive Assistant
Defense:
- Terrell Williams, Defensive Coordinator
- Zak Kuhr, Inside Linebackers Coach
- Scott Booker, Safeties Coach
- Justin Hamilton, Cornerbacks Coach
- Clint McMillan, Defensive Line Coach
- Mike Smith, Outside Linebackers Coach
- Vinny DePalma, Defensive Assistant
- Kevin Richardson, Defensive Assistant
- Milton Patterson, Defensive Assistant
- Ben McAdoo, Senior Defensive Assistant
Special Teams
- Jeremy Springer, Special Teams Coordinator
- Tom Quinn, Assistant Special Teams Coordinator
Additional Support Staff:
- John Streicher, Vice President of Football Operations and Strategy
- Frank Piraino, Director of Sports Performance
- Deron Mayo, Strength and Conditioning Coach
- Brian McDonough, Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach
Here’s what Vrabel said in a statement from the Patriots:
“The goal in filling out the 2025 Patriots coaching staff was to identify loyal, trustworthy coaches who are diverse in background, ideas, experiences and systems. We will be aligned in our vision to teach and develop our players with creativity, consistency and an attention to detail with the major goal of developing relationships that stretch beyond the field and meeting rooms.
“We are going to build a program that players, coaches and staff want to be a part of, protect and be proud of. There are so many great people in this building who help our players and the coaching staff on a daily basis. I am excited to work side by side with them to build this program.
“I want to thank Nancy Meier, Bobby Brown, Bri Avedisian, the video team, equipment team, the HR team and so many others for making the transition seamless for the travel and onboarding of this group.”