The New England Patriots’ coaching staff shake-up continued Sunday.
Joe Houston, who served as a special teams assistant coach the last four seasons with New England, is leaving the Patriots to become a special teams senior analyst for the Florida Gators, according to Jacob Rudner of 247Sports.
Houston initially joined the Patriots in 2020 and worked under special teams coordinator Cam Achord — Joe Judge joined the duo for this season. But with Houston on board, New England’s special teams unit delivered subpar, mistake-filled play the last few years. The Patriots finished last in the NFL in Football Outsiders’ special teams DVOA metric for the 2022 season.