FOXBORO — The Patriots’ defensive coordinator place subsequent season is but to be decided.
Head coach Mike Vrabel was requested Tuesday if inside linebackers coach/interim defensive coordinator/defensive play-caller Zak Kuhr would maintain his role as DC subsequent season.
Kuhr took over the job when defensive coordinator Terrell Williams was diagnosed with prostate most cancers in September and stored it after Williams was declared cancer-free on the finish of the season.
“There’ll be quite a lot of issues that we’ll should work via there,” Vrabel stated. “We’ll should work via — T’s wholesome and been given a launch to be again at work. So once more, I’ll work via all these issues right here within the subsequent couple days, weeks, nonetheless lengthy these selections take.”
The Patriots had one of many league’s finest defenses with Kuhr main the unit and calling performs this season, however Williams has way more teaching expertise and was hand-picked by Vrabel to be the crew’s defensive coordinator final offseason.
One other long-time Vrabel DC, Shane Bowen, can also be presently out of labor. Vrabel’s defensive coordinator with the Titans from 2021 to 2023 and an out of doors linebackers coach in Tennessee earlier than then, Bowen was fired because the Giants’ DC in November.
Vrabel stated after Williams was identified that his teaching staffs all the time take a collaborative method and that different place coaches additionally chipped in to assist Kuhr in his function.
However somebody might want to name performs within the spring when the Patriots reconvene for the offseason exercise program.
Vrabel was 10 weeks till gamers are again within the facility.
