Josh McDaniels is joining Vrabel’s coaching staff as New England’s offensive coordinator, according to Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network. A six-time Super Bowl champion as an assistant coach, McDaniels is best known as Bill Belichick’s longtime offensive playcaller.

New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel has made his second big hire, snagging another former Detroit Lions coach for his defensive coordinator.

The New England Patriots are reportedly adding yet another familiar coaching face this offseason, as Josh McDaniels makes another return to Foxborough as offensive coordinator.

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 is expected to reunite with coach Mike Vrabel as the new offensive coordinator for the New England Patriots. ESPN’s Mike Reiss reported on Tuesday that McDaniels is returning for a third stint with the Patriots. It’s a move that has been mostly applauded by Patriots fans.

Josh McDaniels is headed back to New England for a third stint as the Patriots' offensive coordinator. Here's why the Patriots hired him:

The Patriots announced that McDaniels has been hired as the offensive coordinator on new head coach Mike Vrabel's staff on Wednesday. It is the third time that McDaniel has served in the role as he had two stints working for Bill Belichick and was part of six Super Bowl winners in New England.

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,

NFL insider Adam Schefter said on WEEI that just because Josh McDaniels had failures as a coach doesn’t mean they will carry over in his return to the Patriots as OC.

A day after Josh McDaniels is brought in as offensive coordinator, new coach Mike Vrabel hires Williams to run the defense.

The Patriots have hired Josh McDaniels as their new offensive coordinator, a position he held two previous times. McDaniels returns to Foxboro a little more than a year after being fired by the Las Vegas Raiders. During his tenure as head coach, the team had a 6-11 record in 2022 and were 3-5 when he was let go in November 2023.