The title of defensive coordinator had not been used by the New England Patriots since 2017.
That was when the organization’s next ultimately arrived in Foxborough as a coaching assistant. From outside linebackers coach to defensive line coach DeMarcus Covington went before being promoted in January.
“It’s something I always wanted to do in this career,” Covington told Patriots.com in an exclusive interview released Thursday. “To become a defensive coordinator and be able to lead a defense, I would say it’s truly a blessing.”
Covington, 34, was an in-house candidate on a list of outside names that included Tem Lukabu, Christian Parker, Michael Hodges and Gerald Alexander.