FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – Patriots Head Coach Mike Vrabel has announced the first three members of his 2025 coaching staff with the hiring of Josh McDaniels as offensive coordinator, Terrell Williams as defensive coordinator and the return of Jeremy Springer as special teams coordinator.
JOSH MCDANIELS
McDaniels returns to the franchise where he has spent 18 of his 23 seasons in the NFL. He began his NFL career in New England in 2001 and served three seasons as offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach (2006-08) before being hired as the head coach of the Denver Broncos in 2009. He spent one season as the offensive coordinator for the St. Louis Rams in 2011 before returning to New England as the offensive coordinator from 2012 through the 2021 season. In 2022, he left the Patriots to become the head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders.
McDaniels began his coaching career as a graduate assistant for Nick Saban at Michigan State in 1999. He joined Bill Belichick's staff in New England in 2001, starting his NFL career in the personnel department before transitioning to the coaching staff as a defensive coaching assistant in 2002. After two seasons in that position, McDaniels was named New England's quarterbacks coach in 2004. In 2006, he was promoted to offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach. In 2007, McDaniels coordinated an offense that set all-time NFL records for points scored (589) and touchdowns (75) en route to an undefeated regular season.
In his 13 seasons as offensive coordinator with New England, his offenses have finished in the Top-10 rankings eight times, including the NFL's No. 1 ranked offense in 2007, 2012 and 2017.
A native of Barberton, Ohio, McDaniels played wide receiver at John Carroll University from 1995 through 1998.
JEREMY SPRINGER
Springer joined the New England Patriots last season after spending two seasons (2022-23) as a special teams assistant with the Los Angeles Rams. Prior to entering the NFL in 2022, Springer spent eight seasons coaching at the collegiate level.
In 2024, Springer's special teams units featured Brenden Schooler and Marcus Jones. Schooler earned first team All-Pro honors and his first invitation to the Pro Bowl while Jones finished second in the NFL with a 14.8-yard average on 26 punt returns.
Following his college playing career as a standout linebacker at the University of Texas at El Paso (2007-11), Springer spent two seasons (2011-12) at his alma mater as an assistant in football operations. In 2013, he transitioned to the coaching staff as a graduate assistant where he worked with the defensive line and special teams units.
In 2015, Springer was hired by Texas A&M as a special teams quality control coach. After three seasons with the Aggies (2015-17), he accepted his first special teams coordinator position at the University of Arizona (2018-20). His last season at the collegiate level was as Marshall's special teams coordinator (2021) before joining the Rams in 2022.
Springer is a native of Los Fresnos, Texas.
TERRELL WILLIAMS
Williams joins Mike Vrabel's staff as the Patriots defensive coordinator after spending six seasons on his staff in Tennessee. Williams has 27 years of coaching experience. His NFL coaching career started in 2012 as the defensive line coach with the Oakland Raiders (2012-14). He then spent three seasons (2015-17) as the defensive line coach for the Miami Dolphins before Vrabel hired him to be his defensive line coach in 2018. After five seasons as the defensive line coach for the Titans, Vrabel promoted him to assistant head coach/defensive line coach in 2023. Last year, Williams was the run game coordinator/defensive line coach for the Detroit Lions (2024).
Williams coaching career began in 1998 at Fort Scott Community College (1998). His collegiate coaching career included stops at North Carolina A&T (1999-01), Youngstown State (2002-03), Akron (2004-05), Purdue (2006-09) and Texas A&M (2010-11) before joining the Raiders in 2012.
From 2018-23, Williams contributed to defensive units that ranked fourth in the NFL in rushing yards allowed during that span. In 2022, Williams helped the Titans finish first in the NFL in rushing defense with an average of 76.9 rushing yards allowed per game.
A native of Los Angeles, California, Williams played college football as a nose guard at East Carolina and helped them earn a Liberty Bowl victory over Stanford in 1995.
