The New England Patriots’ tumultuous offseason continues: only about a month into his tenure with the club, defensive coordinator Greg Schiano has decided to resign in order to “spend more time on [his] faith and family.” Schiano’s decision leaves the Patriots without a leading defensive coach after the team had already lost 2018’s signal caller Brian Flores to the Miami Dolphins shortly after the Super Bowl.
Schiano, despite only briefly holding a position on the Patriots’ staff, can be counted as another coaching departure — bringing the total over the last two months to seven men to leave New England, four of which on the defensive side of the ball: the aforementioned Brian Flores, who serves as play caller and linebackers coach, cornerbacks coach Josh Boyer, defensive line coach Brendan Daly, and now Schiano.