Matt Patricia has dialed up plays or otherwise led defenses for 12 total seasons at the NFL level.
With that experience comes a long track record worth digging into as he lays claim to Ohio State’s defensive coordinator position. Patricia called plays for eight years under Bill Belichick with the New England Patriots from 2010-17, though he was only defensive coordinator in title for the last six of those as he dialed up defenses while coaching linebackers and then safeties in 2010 and 2011.
The success of those defenses led to a head coaching job with the Detroit Lions for Patricia.