Caley started off as a college coach, working at John Carroll, Akron, Auburn, Iowa State, Eastern Illinois, Arkansas and Florida Atlantic before joining the Patriots staff in 2015 as an offensive assistant. He worked in New England until 2022, eventually becoming the team's tight ends coach.
The 2025 opponents for the New England Patriots have been officially announced. The schedule features several top teams in the NFL, including the Baltimore Ravens, Pittsburgh Steelers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. With that said, some of the more intriguing matchups include the Atlanta Falcons, Cincinnati Bengals and Tennessee Titans.
Today, we’re ranking the re-sign priority for the Patriots’ 2025 free agents as high, moderate or low heading into the offseason.
Except for the Browns and the Cowboys, no NFL team surpassed the Falcons this season for getting less bang for its buck. Translated: The Falcons are clueless.
Steve Wilks is on the Falcons’ radar as they look for a new defensive coordinator. Jeremy Fowler of ESPN reports that Wilks is slated to interview with the Falcons next week about the job. Atlanta fired ... Super Bowl LI to the Patriots.
The Patriots landed a third-round pick. Meanwhile, the Atlanta Falcons got one of the worst seasons of Judon’s career -- certainly the worst since he was a rookie. Now, the 32-year-old linebacker is heading to free agency.
Will Josh McDaniels, Wes Welker and Bryan Cox return? Here's a look at who might be Vrabel's assistant coaches.
In total, the Patriots have nine picks in the upcoming draft, including zero sixth-round selections and two additional seventh-rounders from the Tennessee Titans and Los Angeles Chargers. The Titans' pick is at the top of the seventh round.
Quick-hit thoughts and notes around the New England Patriots and NFL: 1. OC intrigue: In his first week as Patriots head coach, Mike Vrabel began meeting with members of the team's 2024 coaching staff and identifying coaches from other teams to interview.
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.