Boston College head coach Bill O'Brien is using his professional connections to help him out in his still relatively new role as the skipper at BC, and the latest addition to the coaching room does just that.

Drake Maye will have a new position coach in 2025. The Patriots are hiring Ashton Grant as their new quarterbacks coach, a source confirmed to MassLive. Grant comes to New England after five seasons with the Cleveland Browns where he coached quarterbacks.

Now, with O’Brien revitalizing BC and Vrabel looking to do the same with the Patriots, the area’s most prominent football teams are led by men who bonded in Foxborough.

One of Cleveland's defensive coaches is off to the college ranks. Per Pete Thamel of ESPN, Browns assistant defensive line coach Jordan Thomas is departing the organization to become Boston College's new defensive line coach.

Bill O’Brien has a little more time to set up his coaching staff heading into year 2, and the first piece has moved into place. Per Pete Thamel, Jordan Thomas is expected to come on board as

The Saints have completed their in-person interview with Dolphins defensive coordinator Anthony Weaver. New Orleans made the announcement on Friday afternoon.

New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel helped poach some of the coaching talent in Berea, but not in the way you think. According to Pete Thamel of ESPN, Browns’ assistant

Kafka was the Giants play-caller in the 2022 season and the Giants ended up getting their first postseason win since 2011. After that, Kafka had interviews with the Panthers, Texans, Colts and Cardinals for their open head coach spots. He got second interview opportunities with Houston and Arizona in that coaching cycle.

Pete Thamel shares this morning that Bill O'Brien and Boston College are working to hire Jordan Thomas as their new defensive line coach. He joined the Browns in 2022 and has worked as the assistant defensive line coach.

A coaching journey he needed to take, and the former star linebacker uniquely suited to put a faltering franchise back on track.

So far, so good. The Patriots are making the right hires this offseason and appear headed toward a real rebound in 2025.

A new episode of the Terry’s Talkin’ podcast has dropped, featuring cleveland.com columnist Terry Pluto and host David Campbell. This week, we delve into the Buckeyes’ national championship run, and what it tells us about Ryan Day and OSU fans.