Sources: Nick Caley could be hired soon as Patriots’ new OC

Sources: Nick Caley could be hired soon as Patriots’ new OC originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston

The New England Patriots appear to be closing in on their most important coaching hire outside Jerod Mayo.

Our Tom E. Curran and Phil Perry reported Thursday that Los Angeles Rams tight ends coach Nick Caley is expected to be the Patriots’ next offensive coordinator, and that an announcement could come very soon.

“Indications are that he is going to be (the Patriots’ offensive coordinator),” Curran said of Caley on a new Patriots Talk Podcast. “Both through our sources, and (the Boston Herald’s) Andrew Callahan said that he was a finalist for the job … the indication is he’s going to be the guy.

“My understanding is the hiring is ‘imminent’ of someone; I don’t have the individual’s name, but I’m guessing that it’s Nick Caley. They are close.”

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Caley spent eight seasons as an assistant in Foxboro from 2015 to 2022, winning two Super Bowls with New England before joining the Rams in 2023. The 41-year-old actually interviewed for the Patriots’ offensive coordinator opening prior to the 2022 season before Matt Patricia assumed play-calling duties, and was involved in New England’s OC search last January before the team hired Bill O’Brien instead.

Caley is set to be the Patriots’ fourth offensive coordinator in four seasons, but Perry believes he’s a good fit for Foxboro based on his coaching style and unique experience.

“I think he’d be a good hire because he’s an intelligent guy by all accounts,” Perry said of Caley. “Players who have worked with him here in New England that I’ve spoken to really love him.

“I think it’s his style, it’s his approach that would attract Jerod to working with him, because I think they are of a similar mind in terms of, ‘We want make our players understand that we care about them. That’s how we’re going to motivate them. That’s how we’re…

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Publish date : 2024-02-01 20:22:57

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