For the first four months of the offseason, the New England Patriots did not make any of their assistant coaches available to the media. That will change on Monday, with the team having set up conference calls with 12 members of its coaching staff — including new addition Joe Judge and jack-of-all-trades Matt Patricia.
One name is suspiciously absent from the schedule, however: Ivan Fears will not speak to reporters. His name not being on the itinerary could be seen as another sign that the Patriots’ long-time running backs coach will indeed soon call it a career.