Nick Caley quietly established himself in Bill Belichick's world.
Now there is noise about what might be next for the former St. Thomas Aquinas High School player.
Caley appears on NFL Media's annual "young coaches to watch list … based on dozens of recent conversations with NFL executives, coaches and others close to the search process."
Caley, who will turn 40 on Jan. 22, became a Patriots offensive assistant in 2015. He has been Bill Belichick's tight ends coach since 2017.