Mike Vrabel has hired Josh McDaniels and Terrell Williams to be his top coordinators, while the Patriots have retained Jeremy Springer to lead special teams.

FOXBORO -- The New England Patriots are hiring former Detroit Lions defensive line coach Terrell Williams to be their new defensive coordinator, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter and Mike Reiss.

A report from @mzenitz indicates that the New England Patriots are targeting Lions' DL coach Terrell Williams to be their new DC. He worked closely with Patriots HC Mike Vrabel in Tennessee. Another change to the coaching staff could be on the horizon @DetroitPodcast

He hired Lions defensive line coach and run game coordinator Terrell Williams to be the Patriots ... meet and visit and have a connection with offensive linemen. So much so I was excited ...

Williams will join offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels and special teams coordinator Jeremy Springer on head coach Mike Vrabel’s staff. He worked with Vrabel for six years (2018-2023) with the Tennessee Titans, and was most recently a defensive line coach and run game coordinator for the Detroit Lions this past year.

"I'm excited for the people here in Boston and New England and our fans to get to know Terrell the way that I did my first year in Tennessee." The post What Mike Vrabel said of Patriots’ coordinator hires Josh McDaniels and Terrell Williams appeared first on Boston.

The New England Patriots have hired Terrell Williams as the team's defensive coordinator, the team said Wednesday.

When Vrabel was named Titans head coach in 2018, he hired Williams to coach the defensive line, and by 2023 named him assistant head coach and had him serve as head coach of the team's preseason opener. Vrabel cited Williams' ability to "reach every player" across the roster -- including offense.

Yet another Lions assistant coach is leaving for another team in 2025. The latest such coach is tight ends coach Steve Heiden. According to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, Heiden is joining Aaron Glenn in New York as the new offensive line coach for the Jets.

The Detroit Lions are losing yet another assistant coach to a promotion elsewhere in what has become the theme of their offseason. Lions tight ends coach

Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel is adding another one of his former Titans assistants to New England's defensive coaching staff, reportedly hiring Scott Booker for an unspecified role.