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McDaniels' firing continues ugly trend in Belichick coaching tree originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
Stop us if you've heard this before: A former New England Patriots assistant was fired from his NFL head coach job due to poor performance.
Josh McDaniels became the latest member of the Bill Belichick coaching tree to lose his job late Tuesday night when the Las Vegas Raiders fired him and general manager Dave Zeigler -- also a Patriots alum -- after the team's 3-5 start.