Patriots Hire Rams Assistant Jeremy Springer as Special Teams Coordinator

Springer Faces Challenge of Improving Patriots' Special Teams Unit, Ranked 28th in NFL This Season

Jeremy Springer, assistant from the Los Angeles Rams, has been hired as the special teams coordinator for the New England Patriots.
Springer is tasked with improving the Patriots' special teams unit, which ranked 28th in the NFL this season in defense-adjusted value over average (DVOA).
The Patriots' special teams unit may be facing a rebuild without longtime captain Matt Slater, who is expected to retire this offseason.
Springer has no NFL coordinator experience but served as a special teams coordinator at the collegiate level for four seasons.
The Patriots now have two of the youngest coordinators in the NFL on staff, with Springer and new defensive coordinator DeMarcus Covington, both 34.