Coby Tippett joins New England as a special teams coaching assistant following a season coaching cornerbacks at Tufts University in 2023. He spent time as a coaching assistant during the Patriots 2023 training camp.
Tippett played defensive back and was a punt returner at the University of Rhode Island and Towson University. At URI, he earned first-team All-CAA honors as a punt returner and third-team honors at safety.
Coby Tippett is the son of Andre and Rhonda Tippett and has three sisters, Madison, Asia and Janea. His father, Andre, is a Pro Football and Patriots Hall of Famer who played for the New England Patriots for 11 seasons and currently serves as the executive director of community affairs for the organization.