Report: Patriots expected to hire former Giants coach Joe Judge as offensive assistant

The Patriots are working on a deal to bring back Joe Judge as an offensive assistant

The New England Patriots are reportedly seeking to reunite with recently fired New York Giants head coach Joe Judge. According to Albert Breer of Sports Illustrated, the Patriots are working on a deal to bring Judge back to New England as an offensive assistant. It’s expected to get done in the coming days.

Judge was fired last month after guiding the Giants to a 10-23 record over two seasons at the helm. He came to the Giants in 2020 after spending eight years with the Patriots as a special teams assistant from 2012-19.

Judge was recently rumored to be in the running for the Las Vegas Raiders’ special team coordinator opening under new head coach Josh MacDaniels. Judge and McDaniels were both trusted assistants under Bill Belichick, as was defensive coordinator Patrick Graham, who recently bolted from the Giants to the Raiders this week in what was a surprising move.