Matt Patricia

Matthew Edward Patricia is an American football coach for the New England Patriots (NFL). He served 14 seasons an assistant coach with the New England Patriots, including six seasons as the team's defensive coordinator from 2012 to 2017. During his tenure with the Patriots, Patricia won three Super Bowls, two as defensive coordinator, and presided over a defense in 2016 that led the league in fewest points allowed. Patricia also served as the head coach of the Detroit Lions from 2018 to 2020. He played college football at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), where he was a four-year letterman as an offensive lineman.