Former New England Patriots special teams and wide receivers coach Joe Judge is leaving New England.
The New York Giants are finalizing a deal to make Judge their new head coach, according to Adam Schefter.
New York Giants are finalizing a deal to make Patriots’ wide receivers coach Joe Judge their next head coach, league sources tell ESPN. Deal was in the works as of last night, which is another reason Matt Rhule took the Panthers’ HC job.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 7, 2020
The 38-year-old Judge has been with the Patriots organization since 2012 when her served primarily with special teams before taking on the responsibility as receivers coach during the 2019 season.
Patriots coach Bill Belichick praised Judge in the past.
“He’s done a great job with the kicking game and as you said, he’s expanded the role a little bit,” Belichick said during a press conference ahead of the Patriots final game of the season on Wild Card Weekend.
“That’s kind of had a little bit of a ripple effect in the way we’ve organized the kicking game, but that’s all worked out pretty efficiently. And Joe has done a great job of organizing that as well as taking on some other things with the offense, in particular receivers, so he’s done a great job.
“He’s an excellent coach,” Belichick said of Judge.
The Cleveland Browns coaching job is now the only NFL head coaching position left. Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels is set to interview for the position later this week.