Earlier this week, the New England Patriots lost assistant coach Joe Judge when he decided to join the New York Giants as their new head coach. Judge’s departure creates openings at two different coaching positions: not only was he responsible for the Patriots’ special teams units since 2015, he also coached the wide receivers during the 2019 season.
While it seems like a foregone conclusion that Judge’s assistant, Cam Achord, will fill the special teams role, the wide receiver position is a bit more complicated. After all, a lot will depend on the status of offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels: the 43-year-old, who led New England’s offense since his return in 2012, will interview for the Cleveland Browns’ head coaching gig today and there is a chance that he eventually leaves the Patriots.