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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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Patriots to interview Rams’ special teams assistant coach Jeremy Springer

The Patriots are expected to interview the Rams’ Jeremy Springer for their special teams coordinator role under Jerod Mayo

Jerod Mayo is in the process of building out his staff as the new head coach of the New England Patriots and he’s already looking at a member of the Los Angeles Rams. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, the Patriots are expected to interview Rams special teams assistant coach Jeremy Springer for their special teams coordinator job.

Springer just finished his second season as a special teams assistant with the Rams, working under Joe DeCamillis in 2022 and then Chase Blackburn this past season. the Rams’ special teams unit was the worst in football, but the Patriots obviously like what Springer brings to the table.

Previously, Springer spent eight years coaching in college, making stops at Marshall, Arizona, UTEP and Texas A&M.

Giants draftee Gary Brightwell can do it all, college coach says

Jeremy Springer, Arizona’s special teams coordinator from 2018-20, says New York Giants draftee Gary Brightwell can do it all.

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When the New York Giants selected Arizona running back Gary Brightwell in the sixth round of the NFL draft last week, not many were impressed by the pick.

The Giants, however, didn’t really care. Brightwell’s offensive statistics were not eye-popping but, again, this pick was about more than meets the eye.

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“He’s a big kid and he’s got a heavy body, he’s a heavy body runner, he’s in the 215, 220 range and he really is a quality special teams player. So he’s got dual value,” said general manager Dave Gettleman.

Ah, special teams. Remember those? The part that Bill Parcells reminded us was “one-third” of the game? Giants head coach Joe Judge, who made his bones in this league as a special teams coordinator, seems to be especially stoked about bringing Brightwell to East Rutherford.

“He’s a guy that definitely jumped out,” Judge said last week. “A few weeks back, me, Tom Quinn and Thomas McGaughey were sitting in the staff room on a Saturday about 5:30am in the morning and Tom Quinn brought his name up and we watched his kick game and this dude was flying down the field and it was early enough that it woke you up and you really got excited about watching him. You start watching a lot more of his offense and start talking with our scouts who have done a lot of research on him and talking to Burton (Burns) as far as the running back value.

“Look, he’s a guy that jumps out from his skill set. You are always looking for good versatility and depth at those positions, running back and the kicking game. To be honest with you, the opportunity I had to really speak with him and spend some time with him even though it was over Zoom with Gary was very, very impressive. He has an tremendous story. This dude had the utmost compliments given to him from everyone who has been around him at every level. He was the guy that was available at the time and he was a guy we guy we could bring on on our roster and compete to be on the roster and make us a better team.”

In a recent interview on Big Blue Kickoff Live, Jeremy Springer, Arizona’s special teams coordinator from 2018-20, had this to say about Brightwell:

“I’ll tell you this, when I got to Arizona in 2018, he was one of the guys after my first Spring that just stood out as a kid with a lot of natural instinct when it comes to special teams,” Springer said. “He was a great running back for us, but often as me being special teams coordinator, that’s what I look at. He could do it all. He’s one of those guys that I was able to plug and play through his career at any position on any special teams…

“He’s all in, as well. A guy that came into practice, doesn’t say much. He’s a quiet kid, and you like that about him. A quiet kid but works his tail off. He worked his tail off for us, practiced hard, understands the game. And when it comes to game time, that’s where he stands out the most and why he was so special for us at Arizona.”

These are the types of players that teams need to win games and championships. Those unselfish, team-oriented players who do what it takes to win and see it as just part of their job.