The New England Patriots are working on a deal to bring Joe Judge back as an offensive assistant, according to Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer.
Judge spent eight seasons with the Patriots as he worked his way up from a special teams assistant to the special teams coordinator. He was the New York Giants’ head coach over the past two seasons, but he finished with a 10-23 record and was fired last month. Judge was looking to get back into a coordinator role this offseason and it appears that he’ll be back alongside Bill Belichick.
The Patriots still need an offensive coordinator due to Josh McDaniels’ departure, but Judge’s lack of play-calling experience likely means he won’t be the replacement.
The Patriots are working on a deal to bring back ex-Giants coach Joe Judge as an offensive assistant, per sources. Expected to get done in the coming days.
— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) February 8, 2022
Bill O’Brien, who spent five seasons with the Patriots, appears to be the favorite to take over the offensive coordinator position.
