After hiring Patriots Hall of Famer and former Tennessee Titans head coach Mike Vrabel to be the next head coach of the New England Patriots, the organization has made the move to bring back Josh McDaniels as the team’s new offensive coordinator.

The New England Patriots are bringing back Josh McDaniels, as the former OC is returning to the team to coach.

The band getting back together in New England. Newly hired Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel is expected to hire Josh McDaniels as his offensive coordinator, NFL Network reports. McDaniels was New England's offensive coordinator under Bill Belichick for 13 seasons across two stints and an assistant coach under Belichick for five years prior to that.

Obviously, any assistants from his Tennessee Titans head coaching tenure come to mind. However, there was reporting that bringing back Josh McDaniels as offensive coordinator for the Patriots ...

Vrabel, who most recently worked as a consultant to the Cleveland Browns and previously coached the Tennessee Titans ... Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels. Amid ongoing rumors that ...

Kelly and Vrabel also have history. They both served as members of Bill O’Brien’s staff with the Houston Texans. Kelly rose up the ranks to offensive coordinator there and survived O’Brien’s firing but not David Culley’s a year later. Vrabel hired him in Tennessee, where he served as passing game coordinator in 2022 and OC in 2023.

Josh McDaniels was 24 ... the Houston Texans from 2014-17 before working as head coach of the Titans from 2018-23. McDaniels was fired as head coach of the Raiders in 2023 after a 3-5 start ...

Wednesday was the final day for prospects to declare for the 2025 NFL Draft, so another piece to the puzzle is now known. Tennessee edge rusher James Pearce Jr. was the last notable name to throw his name into the pool,

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots have hired former Las Vegas Raiders and Denver Broncos head coach Josh McDaniels as their new offensive coordinator — his third stint in that role with the team, but his first since the departure of longtime mentor Bill Belichick.

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.

So far, so good. The Patriots are making the right hires this offseason and appear headed toward a real rebound in 2025.