FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - After two seasons serving as an assistant to the New England Patriots coaching staff, longtime NFL front-office executive Michael Lombardi is moving on from the role, according to sources.
Lombardi, who had joined the Patriots after serving as Cleveland Browns general manager in 2013, also served as an analyst with the NFL Network and NFL.com from 2008-2012 and could be considering a return to the media where his longtime friend, Bill Simmons, is starting a new venture at HBO.
Lombardi worked regularly out of Gillette Stadium over the last two years and was a regular at team practices - most recently during spring organized team activities and minicamp -- and was also one of the few staffers inside the team's draft room.