“The little amount of time that I’ve met him when he got hired - I’ve heard a bunch of stories about him, how great of a coach he is. With all the offseason rules you really can’t do that much with coaches right now,” he said at a youth football clinic in Rhode Island ( via 98.5 The Sports Hub’s Bob Socci). “I’ve only met him a few times, of course. On Wednesday, Zappe shared his first impression of O’Brien and what he might bring to the Patriots’ offensive operation. The 53-year-old, who already worked in New England from 2007 to 2011, will resume his former role as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.Īs such, he will work closely with the passers on the team - a group that currently consists of Mac Jones and Bailey Zappe. Though teams such as the Las Vegas Raiders and Tennessee Titans have been rumored to be in the mix for Brady’s services if he decides to leave the Buccaneers, the seven-time world champion said Monday on his SiriusXM podcast, “Let’s Go!” that he has not made a concrete decision about his next steps.Possibly the biggest offseason move made by the New England Patriots so far this year was bringing back Bill O’Brien. The 2022 season was marred with professional and personal pitfalls for Brady, who was not only eliminated in the wild-card round of the playoffs but saw his 13-year marriage to Gisele Bündchen end in October. The 45-year-old Brady spent the past three seasons in Tampa Bay following 20 years with the Patriots, with whom he won six Super Bowls. That it ups their chances.” Bill O’Brien and Tom Brady in 2019. I think these teams think if they get Bill O’Brien, maybe they can get Brady, too. “ were sniffing around Bill O’Brien because they thought it would give him a better chance with Brady. “It seems like Brady really has an interest in Bill O’Brien as someone that makes it easier for him,” Gasper said, according to. With speculation about O’Brien’s New England homecoming mounting for months prior to his official return, rumors began swirling that a certain Super Bowl champ - who has two decades worth of history with the Patriots - “has an interest” in his former coordinator.ĭuring an appearance last week on 98.5 The Sports Hub, The Boston Globe’s Chris Gasper floated the idea that wherever O’Brien landed, Brady - an impending free agent - could possibly follow. Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Bill O’Brien, formerly the Texans coach, shakes hands with Bill Belichick after a 2017 preseason game. Bill O’Brien before Alabama’s Cotton Bowl game on Dec. O’Brien’s last NFL stop was with the Houston Texans, where he was the head coach for 6 ¹/₂ seasons before his ouster in October 2020. O’Brien previously served as the Patriots’ offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach in 2011, when he worked with the team’s then-quarterback, Tom Brady. O’Brien, who most recently served as Alabama’s offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, will work with former Crimson Tide signal-caller Mac Jones, who sputtered this season under the Patriots’ senior football adviser, Matt Patricia. The former Patriots assistant coach has been named New England’s offensive coordinator, ESPN’s Adam Schefter and Chris Low reported Tuesday. Bill O’Brien is returning to the Northeast.
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