Bill O’Brien, close to returning to the New England Patriots

During the 2022 NFL seasonlos New England Patriots They didn’t have a designated offensive coordinator and things didn’t go well. Now, they are looking for the person in charge of the attack to be a former member of the franchise.

According to the report of NFL Network, the Patriots have interviewed Bill O’Brien for the offensive coordinator vacancy. The former head coach of the Houston Texans has spent the past two seasons running the offense for the Alabama Crimson Tide in the NCAA.

This will be his second stint with the AFC East team. The first started in 2007 as an offensive assistant. A year later he took over wide receivers and in both 2009 and 2010 he was appointed quarterbacks coach. Only in 2011 did he hold the position of offensive coordinator.

In his year as New England OC, Tom Brady passed for 5,235 yards, the most in his career at the time. Also, Rob Gronkowski set the mark for most touchdowns by a tight end in a season with 17.

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other candidates

In addition to O’Brien, the Pats have interviewed other candidates for the offensive coordinator job. Among them are Keenan McCardellcoach de wide receivers de los Minnesota Vikings; Shawn Jefferson, associate head coach of the Arizona Cardinals; Y Nick CaleyNew England’s own tight ends coach.

At the college level, the Patriots have shown interest in Adrian Klemm, Oregon assistant coach. Klemm was New England’s backup offensive lineman for the first four years of the 2000s, winning two Super Bowls.