Patriots announce 17 assistant coaching hires to Jerod Mayo’s staff

The Patriots have a complete coaching staff under head coach Jerod Mayo with one week to go before the NFL scouting combine.

The team hired Bob Bicknell as tight ends coach, Taylor Embree as running backs coach, Tyler Hughes as wide receivers coach, Robert Kugler as assistant offensive line coach, Ben McAdoo as senior offensive assistant, Michael McCarthy as offensive coaching assistant/quality control, T.C. McCartney as quarterbacks coach, Scott Peters as offensive line coach, Tiquan Underwood as assistant wide receivers coach, Vinny DePalma as defensive coaching assistant/quality control, Dont’a Hightower as inside linebackers coach, Jamael Lett as defensive coaching assistant/quality control, Jerry Montgomery as defensive line coach, Drew Wilkins as outside linebackers coach, Tom Quinn as special teams assistant coach, Coby Tippett as special teams coaching assistant/quality control and Brian McDonough as the assistant strength and conditioning coach.

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Mayo’s brother, Deron Mayo, is expected to be the team’s strength and conditioning coach. Offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt, defensive coordinator DeMarcus Covington and special teams coordinator Jeremy Springer have already been announced. Mike Pellegrino and Brian Belichick reportedly were expected to stay on as cornerbacks and safeties coaches, respectively. Director of skill development Joe Kim also is expected to be retained.

Embree, Kugler, McAdoo, McCarthy, McCartney, Peters, Underwood, Hightower, Montgomery and Wilkins’ hirings had previously been reported.

Bicknell, Hughes and Quinn are the most notable hires that were previously unreported.

Bicknell, 54, last spent two seasons with the Saints as a senior offensive assistant. He’s also coached with the Bengals, 49ers, Eagles, Eagles, Bills and Chiefs and in college.

Hughes was an offensive assistant with the Patriots from 2020 to 2022. He spent last season as a quality control coach at the University of Washington. He had previously spent time as head coach of Bountiful (Utah) High School, Division II Minot State and Snow College. In 2013, he was a quality control coach at Ohio State. His coaching career began in 2004 at Snow College.

Quinn was a special teams assistant with the Titans in 2023. He previously spent 16 years with the Giants.

Tippett is the son of Patriots legend and Pro Football Hall of Famer Andre Tippett. McDonough has spent the last 20 seasons as a consultant for the Patriots.

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