The Chargers have put in their request to interview Patriots Defensive Coordinator Matt Patricia:
San Diego is off and running: Chargers have requested permission for HC interview with Patriots DC Matt Patricia, per source.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 2, 2017
Patricia’s playing career was short. He played Offensive Line for four years at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute while majoring in aeronautical engineering. Patricia became the Graduate assistant at RPI before moving onto the defensive line coach at Amherst and then Offensive graduate assistant at Syracuse.
It was in 2004 when Bill Belichick tabbed Matt Patricia as Offensive coaching assistant, he spent two years on the Offensive side of the ball before being promoted as the Pats Linebackers coach in 2006.