Special teams coordinator Jeremy Springer is one of the few remaining coaches from the previous staff with the New England Patriots.
Coach Mike Vrabel was obviously intrigued by the success he had with the special teams unit, which ranked second in the NFL overall, according to Pro Football Focus.
However, ESPN’s Mike Reiss also suggested a connection with special teams coach Chase Blackburn while with the Los Angeles Rams as a possible factor. Blackburn spent time working with Vrabel during his run with the Tennessee Titans.
Reiss wrote:
One connection that might have contributed to Vrabel’s decision to retain special teams coordinator Jeremy Springer is with Los Angeles Rams special teams coach Chase Blackburn. Springer and Blackburn worked together in L.A. in 2023, the year after Blackburn had spent the 2022 season on Vrabel’s staff in Tennessee.
Springer will look to continue the consistency of the special teams unit on a revamped coaching staff that appears to be headed in the right direction.
Vrabel has hired what some believe to be an all-star staff on paper. Whether that translates into more wins or not in 2025 remains to be seen.
