The New England Patriots brought in several fresh names to their coaching staff on both sides of the ball for the 2025 season.
Of course, the new addition of head coach Mike Vrabel leads the pack as the biggest headline of the bunch, but it seems another former Patriot was in the mix to join New England's staff for next season.
According to insiders at MassLive, the Patriots interviewed Wes Welker for their wide receivers coach vacancy before ultimately hiring Todd Downing for the role.
"With Wes Welker parting ways with the Dolphins, conventional wisdom suggested he’d be a candidate for New England’s wide receivers coach opening.