As Matt Patricia started making the rounds again this January, interviewing with teams who have open head coaching positions, I was reminded of something Brandon Spikes told me about Patricia in the fall of 2016, when I was reporting a long feature on him. “I always refer to Bill as a genius. I see that with Patricia, too,” Spikes said. “That’s his little protégé. He’s next in line. If Bill were to ever call it quits—who knows when that’s going to be—Patricia would be the perfect guy to step in.” His little protégé. That stuck with me.
Matt Patricia: Belichick’s Protege Through the Eyes of a Patriots Player
