New England Patriots assistant coach Matt Patricia will not become the Denver Broncos’ next defensive coordinator, despite recently interviewing for the job. As first reported by NFL Network’s Peter Schrager, the organization decided to hire Vance Joseph to fill the vacant spot on its coaching staff.
Patricia was among several coaches considered for the job — a group of candidates that also included Rex Ryan, Sean Desai and Kris Richard. All of them came up short against Joseph, though, who had already served as Denver’s head coach in 2017 and 2018.