Jun 2, 2022; Thousand Oaks, CA, USA; Los Angeles Rams special teams assistant coach Jeremy Springer during organized team activities at California Lutheran University. Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Reports of coaches interviewing for the Patriots’ coordinator jobs keep rolling in. Friday alone three new names were added to the list, with the latest for the special teams coordinator role.
According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, the Patriots are expected to interview Los Angeles Rams special teams assistant Jeremy Springer for the special teams coordinator job. He’s the second person to be linked to the Patriots for that role, along with Atlanta Falcons special teams coordinator Marquice Williams.
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Springer, 34, is in his second year as the Rams’ assistant special teams coach, and has worked under two special teams coordinators. Joe DeCamillis was in that spot for the Rams in 2022 but was fired at the end of the season. That year, the Rams ranked 28th in the NFL in overall special teams according to PFF.
The Rams kept Springer but instead of promoting him hired former NFL specialist Chase Blackburn to replace DeCamillis. under Blackburn this year the Rams’ special teams ranked 31st according to PFF.
