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Patriots assistant coach joining Bill O’Brien at Boston College

A new vacancy has opened on the Patriots’ coaching staff

Former New England Patriots tight ends coach Will Lawing is reportedly expected to join Bill O’Brien at Boston College.

O’Brien was recently hired as the Eagles’ new head coach, after initially accepting a job as the offensive coordinator for Ohio State. Lawing coached under O’Brien at previous stops in Houston, Alabama and New England. Now, he’s following him once more for a new venture with Boston College.

This was simply a situation of Lawing being an O’Brien guy and following him to the next destination. Per ESPN’s Pete Thamel, Lawing is expected to accept an offensive coordinator job at Boston College.

The Patriots have been hard at work trying to fill their vacant coaching staff positions. This effort has included a broader search considering the team is seemingly working to fill every position, instead of assigning fewer jobs with increased overall roles.

There’s a sense of normalcy back in New England with Bill Belichick no longer in charge, and all of this is just a part of the process.

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Patriots’ 2023 coaching staff with job titles

Here’s the Patriots’ 2023 coaching staff with job titles

New England Patriots training camp starts next week, and the organization revealed the roles for the coaches in the upcoming season.

There are several familiar faces back on the coaching staff, as well as new additions. Some of the more notable roles include Joe Judge as the assistant head coach and Evan Rothstein as the assistant quarterbacks coach.

The staff shakeup comes on the heels of a difficult 2022 season for New England, who missed the playoffs for the second time in three years. They’re hopeful the new-look staff can create the necessary changes to get the Patriots back into postseason contention.

Here’s the coaching staff expected to lead the way to change in 2023:

Will Lawing reveals new role on Patriots coaching staff

This is what Will Lawing will be doing on the Patriots’ coaching staff.

Former Alabama offensive analyst Will Lawing doesn’t have an official job title with the New England Patriots, but he did shed light on what he’ll be doing on the coaching staff.

The Patriots clearly still need a replacement for former tight ends coach Nick Caley, who was hired by the Los Angeles Rams in the offseason. That’s where Lawing comes into play.

He’s joining the Patriots as an offensive assistant with an emphasis on helping with the tight ends.

“Well, I don’t have a specific role or title yet, so I don’t want to comment on that,” said Lawing, per NESN’s Dakota Randall. “My role is basically offensive assistant. I’m helping out with the tight ends. No expectations on what it is or what it isn’t. But, currently, just working phase one, getting a chance to be around the guys and have the players back in the building and talk football, which has been a breath of fresh air, but no real expectations.”

The Patriots are notorious for moving forward without actual job titles for coaches. So it wouldn’t be any surprise if Lawing ends up assuming the role of a tight ends coach without the actual title.

Matt Patricia called the offense in 2022, but he was never referred to as the offensive coordinator for the Patriots. Jerod Mayo revealed on Tuesday that he’s doing more than just coaching inside linebackers. The Patriots also don’t have an official defensive coordinator.

In New England, the responsibilities appear to carry more weight than the actual title.

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Texans coach Bill O’Brien: We want TE Kahale Warring to succeed

Houston Texans coach Bill O’Brien says they want former 2019 third-round tight end Kahale Warring to succeed in a tough competition at tight end.

The Houston Texans have a challenging situation in training camp at tight end.

Starters Jordan Akins and Darren Fells are excellent and have defined roles in the offense. Third-year Jordan Thomas is battling for snaps, as is second-year Kahale Warring, who was injured his entire rookie year. Then, there is undrafted rookie Dylan Stapleton chomping at Thomas and Warring’s heels.

The Texans will have tough decisions to make at the end of training camp when they trim their roster down to 53 men, and Warring isn’t going to make it easy on them.

“He’s improved,” coach and general manager Bill O’Brien said. “He’s in a battle, though. He’s a great guy. He works really hard. He’s still a young player. He’s got a lot of talent. He had a good practice last week, I think. He’s working really hard to get better and he’s right in the mix.

“We’re working hard with him and we want him to succeed.”

Tight ends coach Will Lawing has worked with Warring and the rest of the group to elevate their play as they will become integral parts of an offense designed to give quarterback Deshaun Watson the best option available, not find ways to give the best receiver in the game the ball.

“That’s a competitive position,” O’Brien said. “You’ve got guys there that have played a lot of football in Fells and Akins, and then Jordan Thomas and Kahale are coming off of injury last year. Dylan Stapleton, coming out of James Madison, he’s doing a good job, so it’s a competitive position.”

The Texans especially hope Warring succeeds because they gave up a premium selection to take him in 2019. At 6-5, 250 pounds, Warring presents a big, athletic target in the passing game. If Warring is able to see the field and play at a high level, the tight end position will be upgraded.

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