Less than 24 hours after their defeat in Super Bowl 52, the New England Patriots also lost their defensive coordinator: Matt Patricia accepted the role as the Detroit Lions’ new head coach, leaving the Patriots with a vacancy they did not experience over the last six seasons. Officially, the team never filled the void as it decided against naming a coordinator for this side of the football ahead of the start of the 2018 league year in March.
While nobody is currently holding the defensive coordinator title, Brian Flores is serving as the coordinator-in-the-making.