Matt Patricia was clearly a man that wore many hats for the New England Patriots. The longtime defensive coordinator served as a senior advisor before calling offensive plays—and designing floor plans.
Wait, what?
Yes, according to NBC Sports Boston’s Phil Perry, Patricia was charged with overseeing the layout of the space for a new facility for the team. Coach Bill Belichick has always preferred to hire within when it came to his coaching staff. It would seem as if the same applies for building projects as well.
Perry wrote:
The project has been in the works for some time. Matt Patricia, it’s my understanding, played a key role in spearheading how the football ops space would be designed. His job within the organization changed drastically going into last season when he went from a do-it-all assistant for Bill Belichick (including helping oversee the layout of new facility space) to the team’s de-facto offensive coordinator.
Patricia is obviously a smart guy considering he was on the path towards being a rocket scientist before getting into NFL coaching. But the fact that he was working on floor plans, along with juggling a failing Patriots offense, is pretty unbelievable.
Here’s to hoping the 2022 season will turn into something we can all look back on and laugh at someday.
