Crow, who previously worked under Mike Vrabel in Tennessee, is the first person linked to the Patriots’ DC role.
The New England Patriots’ search for a new defensive coordinator is officially underway. Ryan Crow, the current outside linebackers coach with the Miami Dolphins, is the first person linked to the vacant position on Mike Vrabel’s staff.
According to a report by Mike Reiss of ESPN, the Patriots have requested to interview Crow for the open spot. For him and Vrabel, that interview will be a reunion of sorts.
The two, after all, have an extensive history that goes back to 2018. That year, Vrabel brought Crow to the Tennessee Titans as a defensive assistant. After two seasons at the job, he was moved to assistant special teams coach, and eventually started working with the outside linebackers in 2021. He remained with the Titans and in that role until 2024, when he left to take his talents to Miami.
Before joining the Titans, Crow was a linebacker at Bowling Green. He later coached at Purdue, Baldwin Wallace and Ohio State before making the move to the NFL.
The Patriots hired Crow’s former boss, Mike Vrabel, as their 16th head coach earlier this month. They have since interviewed two candidates for offensive coordinator, with Crow now the first defensive coach connected to the team.
