Another high-profile name is set to join Jerod Mayo‘s initial Patriots staff. New England is hiring Ben McAdoo as an offensive assistant, Mike Garafolo of NFL Network reports. 
Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer – who initially reported the Patriots’ interest – confirms the deal is essentially in place. McAdoo will play a key role on offense alongside new OC Alex Van Pelt, who joined New England’s staff after his four-year run with the Browns came to an end this offseason. He and McAdoo previously overlapped in Green Bay, and the pair will now work alongside each other with the Patriots.
The latter was out of coaching in 2023, after his one-year stint as offensive coordinator of the Panthers. That campaign marked the end of Matt Rhule‘s head coaching tenure, and McAdoo was not connected to any OC openings in the 2023 hiring cycle. The 46-year-old nevertheless has experience in a number of roles, including assistant and positional titles before and after his time with the Giants.
McAdoo worked as New York’s OC from 2014-15 before being promoted to serve as the team’s head coach for the next two campaigns. An 11-5 record was followed up by a 2-10 mark in 2017, leading to his midseason dismissal. McAdoo moved to a QBs coach role with the Jaguars in 2020, followed by a one-year stint as a consultant with the Cowboys. That time set him up for his Carolina OC opportunity, but it comes as little surprise that his next NFL gig will not be at the coordinator level.
Van Pelt did not call plays during his time working under Kevin Stefanski, so pairing him with an experienced offensive mind in McAdoo is a logical step for the Patriots. New England will be looking to take a tangible step forward on offense in 2024, likely with a new face under center. McAdoo has a reputation for evaluating QB prospects, and the Patriots will be heavily invested in scouting that position with the No. 3 pick in April’s draft. It is not a lock the team adds a signal-caller with the top two prospects (Caleb Williams and Drake Maye) likely to be off the board at that point, but McAdoo will now be part of the staff which makes a decision on that front.
Plenty of questions remain given Mayo’s status as a rookie head coach and the state of the Patriots’ roster. His staff continues to come into shape, though, and McAdoo furthers the mix of outside coaches brought in to pair with internal candidates who were promoted to their new roles. His next opportunity to rebuild his stock will come with a transitioning New England team.
McAdoo was the master of derp football with the Giants. Who can forget Eli throwing 5 INTs in one game? Odell Beckham vs. Josh Norman? Getting smoked 51-17 at home by the Los Angeles Rams? Benching Eli for Geno Smith? Or best of all, the Boat Trip?
Remember when he was in Carolina and he had Baker Mayfield constantly throwing short slants over the middle that made Mayfield lead the league in batted passes, then Mayfield looked perfectly solid with a play caller who bothered to notice what QB he was working with?
Lots of boating going on in New England, sounds like the perfect fit!
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As a Giants fan, my condolences to Seahawks fans.
The New England team is called the Patriots.
This will be the cheapest azz owner’s biggest moves of the yr now they trade down in the draft get a bunch more D- players and Kraft will use that money for a new tug and play store in patriots place/plaza (whatever they call it) as a life long pats fan with his eyes truly open TB12 is the reason for it all because he took pay cut after pay cut and they never spent that extra money to get great players
I know people will say it was BB but come on without Brady he was trash and his first two SB wins are tarnished by spygate (personally it’s not true every team cheats in one way or the other)
Looks like McAdoo has been eating well these past few years.