{"id":10945,"date":"2025-01-18T00:31:24","date_gmt":"2025-01-18T00:31:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=10945"},"modified":"2025-01-18T00:31:24","modified_gmt":"2025-01-18T00:31:24","slug":"breaking-news-patriots-interview-thomas-brown-for-oc-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=10945","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING NEWS: Patriots Interview Thomas Brown For OC Job"},"content":{"rendered":"<article id=\"post-350494\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_5939,h_3340,x_0,y_0\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/si\/01jhvajc8w5pnc2e3tmc.jpg\" alt=\"Patriots Interview Bears Interim HC Thomas Brown For Offensive Coordinator  Position\" \/><\/p>\n<div data-swiftype-index=\"true\">\n<p>Technically still in the running for the Bears\u2019 head coaching job, <strong>Thomas Brown<\/strong> has begun to explore his options. After meeting with the Seahawks about their position, the interim Chicago HC is on the Patriots\u2019 radar.<\/p>\n<p>As <strong>Mike Vrabel<\/strong> looks to replace <strong>Alex Van Pelt<\/strong> on his first New England staff, he met with Brown about the OC job, NFL.com\u2019s Ian Rapoport tweets. The meeting occurred Tuesday, before it became known the Seahawks had others in mind \u2014 <strong>Klint Kubiak<\/strong>, <strong>Grant Udinski<\/strong> \u2014 for second interviews about their OC vacancy.<\/p>\n<p>Vrabel joined Brown in meeting about the Bears\u2019 HC job, and the two one-time Chicago candidates spent time discussing recent Bears offensive work. It looks like Brown will be set to join a fourth team in four years. While the Patriots are set to conduct a wide-ranging search (per Vrabel, at least) that will include <strong>Josh McDaniels<\/strong>, Brown looks likely to leave Chicago.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nbcsports.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/9403c59\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/5055x2846+0+262\/resize\/1000x563!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnbc-sports-production-nbc-sports.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fa6%2Fe7%2F6cda0a324a6a90b47db452447f3e%2Fhttps-api-imagn.com%2Frest%2Fdownload%2FimageID%3D25187704\" alt=\"New England Patriots: News, Scores, Stats, Headlines, Injury Updates &amp; More  - NBC Sports\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Brown spent the 2022 season with the Rams, was both a play-calling and non-play-calling OC with the Panthers in 2023 and held three Bears positions last year. Initially hiring <strong>Shane Waldron<\/strong> as their OC, the Bears circled back to Brown as pass-game coordinator. Brown took the Chicago play-calling reins after the team fired Waldron months into his tenure and then replaced <strong>Matt Eberflus<\/strong> soon after. While Brown\u2019s HC tenure did not go very well, team brass realized the tough spot he was in and still considered him for the HC role. Given how disappointing the Bears\u2019 2024 season was and the importance of maximizing <strong>Caleb Williams<\/strong>, it should be expected Brown will not be retained.<\/p>\n<p>The Bears dropped from 4-2 to 4-12 this season, though Brown did nab his only win as interim HC via a game-winning field goal over the Packers in Week 18. The presences of Williams and a well-regarded skill-position group did not boost the Bears this season; the team ranked last in total offense and 28th in points scored. This stands to make a move to another play-calling post \u2014 which the Patriots\u2019 job will be \u2014 potentially difficult for the former <strong>Sean McVay<\/strong> assistant.<\/p>\n<p>Brown is the first confirmed interview for this position, even though a third McDaniels stint has been on the New England radar for a bit. Van Pelt confirmed he was fired along with <strong>Jerod Mayo<\/strong> after the Pats\u2019 Week 18 win. If someone other than McDaniels lands the New England job, it will be the franchise\u2019s fifth OC in five years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Technically still in the running for the Bears&#8217; head coaching job, Thomas Brown has begun to explore his options. 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