Tag: Jeremy Springer

Here’s why Patriots retained top assistant on new staff

Jeremy Springer sticking around is a good thing for the Patriots

Special teams coordinator Jeremy Springer is one of the few remaining coaches from the previous staff with the New England Patriots.

Coach Mike Vrabel was obviously intrigued by the success he had with the special teams unit, which ranked second in the NFL overall, according to Pro Football Focus.

However, ESPN’s Mike Reiss also suggested a connection with special teams coach Chase Blackburn while with the Los Angeles Rams as a possible factor. Blackburn spent time working with Vrabel during his run with the Tennessee Titans.

Reiss wrote:

One connection that might have contributed to Vrabel’s decision to retain special teams coordinator Jeremy Springer is with Los Angeles Rams special teams coach Chase Blackburn. Springer and Blackburn worked together in L.A. in 2023, the year after Blackburn had spent the 2022 season on Vrabel’s staff in Tennessee.

Springer will look to continue the consistency of the special teams unit on a revamped coaching staff that appears to be headed in the right direction.

Vrabel has hired what some believe to be an all-star staff on paper. Whether that translates into more wins or not in 2025 remains to be seen.

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Here are the Patriots’ new coordinators for 2025 season

Mike Vrabel has rounded out his main coaching staff

The coordinators for the 2025 season are set for the New England Patriots.

Coach Mike Vrabel put together a staff of familiar faces, including offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels, defensive coordinator Terrell Williams and special teams coordinator Jeremy Springer.

McDaniels coached for the Patriots when Vrabel was still in a helmet and shoulder pads with the team. He’s a six-time Super Bowl champion and the most successful offensive coach in franchise history.

Williams worked under Vrabel during their time together with the Tennessee Titans. He is coming off an impressive one-year run as the defensive line coach for the Detroit Lions.

Meanwhile, Springer was brought in by Jerod Mayo last year and allowed to stick around under the new regime after a strong year coaching up the special teams unit.

  • Offensive coordinator: Josh McDaniels
  • Defensive coordinator: Terrell Williams
  • Special teams coordinator: Jeremy Springer

There’s a mix of old and new with Vrabel’s staff, but there will be more experience than the team had under the previous staff. Here’s hoping that leads to better coaching and more wins for the 4-13 Patriots.

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One coach from Jerod Mayo’s staff reportedly staying with Patriots in 2025

Special teams coach Jeremy Springer is reportedly staying with the Patriots

The New England Patriots are retaining special teams coordinator Jeremy Springer, according to a report from NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport on Monday.

Springer had the second overall special teams unit in the NFL, per statistics from Pro Football Focus. So it would make sense that coach Mike Vrabel would like to retain that success on the team.

Springer came over to the Patriots organization from the Los Angeles Rams. Before the Rams, he spent time coaching college football at UTEP, Texas A&M, Arizona and Marshall. He was a graduate assistant at UTEP and served in special teams roles for the other programs during his time with them.

Vrabel has been hard at work interviewing candidates and assembling the newly constructed coaching staff for the team. Springer sticking around is a positive considering the success the Patriots had on special teams this season.

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Deeper dive into Patriots’ 2024 special teams coaching staff

Here’s a closer look at the Patriots’ 2024 special teams coaching staff

As the New England Patriots gear up for the upcoming NFL season, all eyes are on their revamped special teams unit, which found itself ranking amongst the worst in the league over the last two seasons.

Recognizing the critical need for a turnaround, the Patriots have embarked on a bold mission to revitalize their special teams by assembling a fresh and innovative coaching staff.

With a roster brimming with new ideas and diverse experiences, these specialists are poised to breathe new life into a unit that will no longer have Matthew Slater leading the way.

Let’s dive into the Patriots’ new-look special teams coaching staff, led by rookie coordinator Jeremy Springer.

Patriots to host press conference with new coaching staff on Wednesday

Patriots set to hold their first press conference to introduce the new coaching staff.

The New England Patriots and head coach Jerod Mayo will hold an introductory press conference on Wednesday with offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt, defensive coordinator DeMarcus Covington and special teams coordinator Jeremy Springer.

The press conference will take place on Wednesday at 3 p.m. ET, per Patriots.com’s Evan Lazar.

This will give fans and media alike a chance to hear from the new coaching staff for the very first time. All three were hired in February as part of a rebuild in the post-Bill Belichick era.

Van Pelt comes to New England from the Cleveland Browns, while Covington received an in-house promotion from defensive line coach. Meanwhile, Springer was the assistant special teams coach of the Los Angeles Rams in 2022 and 2023.

A new era of Patriots football is officially beginning, and now, we will get our first chance to hear from the architects behind it.

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Grading Patriots’ 2024 coaching staff hires

Handing out grades to the Patriots’ coaching staff hires.

The New England Patriots have filled their four major coaching roles with head coach Jerod Mayo, offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt, defensive coordinator DeMarcus Covington and special teams coordinator Jeremy Springer.

There will always be skeptics refusing to let go of the old way of doing things and making room for the possibility of improvement with the new guard in place. Change clearly needed to happen for a Patriots team coming off a 4-13 season and finishing dead last in the AFC East.

No one knows what will come of the new coaching staff. This could be a case of the Patriots knocking it out of the park and creating a staff that leads the team back to prominence, or they might have doomed the team to even further irrelevance with the recent hirings.

Today, we’re passing out grades for the Patriots’ primary coaching hires for the 2024 season:

Report: Patriots hiring Rams assistant as special teams coordinator

The Patriots have reportedly hired a new special teams coordinator

The New England Patriots have their guy on special teams.

On Wednesday morning, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported the team was hiring former Los Angeles Rams assistant Jeremy Springer as their new special teams coordinator. This move would officially bring an end to Cameron Achord’s run in New England.

Springer cut his teeth mostly on the collegiate level with previous work at UTEP, Texas A&M, Arizona and Marshall. While in Los Angeles, he worked as a special teams assistant coach under Sean McVay.

The Rams were ranked dead last on special teams by DVOA this season, which obviously isn’t a good look. However, former Rams kicker Matt Gay was a 93.3 percent field goal kicker under his watch in 2022.

There’s hope for some carryover with Patriots kicker Chad Ryland, who struggled in his rookie season.

But then again, Gay kicked for 94.1 percent in the previous year. So this could have been a case of Gay simply being really good at his job.

The point is Springer will have a lot to prove with this promotion. Like Patriots coach Jerod Mayo, he’s a young coach looking to make his mark with his first major opportunity.

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Patriots hiring Rams’ Jeremy Springer as special teams coach

The Patriots are luring Jeremy Springer from the Rams, hiring him as their special teams coach

Another day, another coaching departure for the Los Angeles Rams. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, the New England Patriots are hiring Jeremy Springer as their new special teams coach.

Springer was the Rams’ assistant special teams coach for the last two seasons, but he’ll now head across the country to be the Patriots’ special teams coordinator under new head coach Jerod Mayo.

Springer previously spent eight years coaching at the collegiate level, making stops at UTEP, Texas A&M, Arizona and Marshall.

The Rams still have special teams coordinator Chase Blackburn on their staff and don’t plan to part ways with him, but he’ll need to find a new assistant to replace Springer on the staff.

Two Rams assistant coaches land 2nd interviews with Patriots

The Los Angeles Rams have already lost Raheem Morris, Eric Henderson and Zac Robinson, and they could be in danger of losing two more

Jerod Mayo and the New England Patriots are taking a close look at the Los Angeles Rams’ coaching staff as they assemble their group following Bill Belichick’s departure. According to Albert Breer of Sports Illustrated, the Patriots are bringing in Rams TEs coach Nick Caley and assistant special teams coach Jeremy Springer for second interviews.

They’ll have dinner with the team brass on Sunday night and then interview on Monday. Caley is being targeted for the Patriots’ offensive coordinator job, while Springer is up for the special teams coordinator position.

Caley actually worked with Mayo on Belichick’s staff previously, spending 2015 to 2022 in New England, coaching the tight ends and fullbacks during his tenure there. Mayo must have liked what he saw from the now-41-year-old coach because he’s considering him for the offensive coordinator spot.

Springer just finished his second season with the Rams after spending eight years coaching in college at Marshall, Arizona, Texas A&M and UTEP.

Report: Patriots interviewing Rams assistant for special teams coach

The Patriots are interviewing a Rams assistant for the special teams coaching job

Los Angeles Rams assistant special teams coach Jeremy Springer is expected to interview for the special teams coaching job with the New England Patriots.

This was reported by NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.

Springer had a difficult season with the Los Angeles Rams last year. The special teams unit was the worst in football. Nevertheless, some of his other coaching stops have been more successful.

Prior to his work with the Rams, Springer also served on Marshall’s coaching staff. He also worked at Texas A&M and UTEP, gathering experience in the collegiate ranks.

The Patriots have already seen staff shake-ups this week. Most notably, Bill O’Brien left to become the offensive coordinator at Ohio State on Thursday.

Along with Springer, the Patriots also set up interviews with New Orleans Saints linebackers coach Michael Hodges and Denver Broncos defensive backs coach Christian Parker.

It has been a busy week in New England, and things aren’t likely to slow down anytime soon with Mayo still looking to lock a coaching staff in place.

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