The next linebackers coach of the New England Patriots will again be a former one.
The organization has hired Dont’a Hightower for the opening on the defensive staff, as his agency, SportsTrust Advisors, announced Friday.
Heeee’s Back to Coach LBs for the Patriots. Congrats @zeus30hightower and @Patriots#LegendsLiveHere pic.twitter.com/oKzfKgnb6V
— SportsTrust Advisors (@_SportsTrust) February 9, 2024
The No. 25 overall pick in the 2012 NFL draft spent his initial four campaigns on the same depth chart as new Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo, who continued to work alongside him as the team’s inside linebackers coach from 2019 into 2021.