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Joe Judge Headed Back to New England Coaching Staff

The former Giants head coach will rejoin Bill Belichick's coaching staff in an offensive capacity.

Patricia Traina

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Former New York Giants head coach Joe Judge is reportedly set to reunite with Bill Belichick as a member of the Patriots staff.

Judge, who worked with the Patriots special teams from 2012 until 2019, first as an assistant through 2014 and then as the coordinator, will be brought back in an offensive capacity according to the team.

Judge, who before being a surprise hire by the Giants for their head coaching position in 2020, spent the 2019 season with the Patriots coaching wide receivers in addition to special teams.

The Patriots coaching staff is expected to undergo some changes after losing offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels to the Las Vegas Raiders, who hired him to be their new head coach.

It was initially thought Judge might join McDaniels, who hired Patrick Graham, Judge's defensive coordinator with the Giants and yet another former Patriots colleague, in Las Vegas to be the team's special teams coordinator, but McDaniels hired ex-Broncos special teams coordinator Tom McMahon instead.

Judge reportedly had three years remaining on his contract with the Giants, initially a five-year, fully guaranteed deal that was reportedly worth $5 million per year. While he's not expected to earn anything close to that in his role with the Patriots, whatever the 40-year-old Judge does make is likely to offset some of what the Giants still owe him on the remaining years of that contract.

Coaching contracts do not count against the salary cap.

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Patricia Traina
PATRICIA TRAINA

Patricia Traina has covered the New York Giants for 30+ seasons, and her work has appeared in multiple media outlets, including The Athletic, Forbes, Bleacher Report, and the Sports Illustrated media group. As a credentialed New York Giants press corps member, Patricia has also covered five Super Bowls (three featuring the Giants), the annual NFL draft, and the NFL Scouting Combine. She is the author of The Big 50: The Men and Moments that Made the New York Giants. In addition to her work with New York Giants On SI, Patricia hosts the Locked On Giants podcast. Patricia is also a member of the Pro Football Writers of America and the Football Writers Association of America.

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