The Patriots are anticipated to rent University of Oregon affiliate head coach and offensive line coach Adrian Klemm to their offensive workers, in accordance with a report from ESPN.
Klemm is anticipated to educate the Patriots offensive line, a place that regressed final season beneath first-year de facto offensive coordinator/offensive line coach Matt Patricia. Klemm, 45, oversaw one of many high offensive strains in school soccer final season, when Oregon allowed simply 5 sacks over 13 video games. He beforehand interviewed for the Pats’ offensive coordinator job and can reportedly obtain a pay enhance after making roughly $1 million final 12 months.
Klemm has a private connection to the Patriots as their first-ever draft choose beneath Bill Belichick in 2000. He performed in New England as a backup from 2000-2004 and received three Super Bowls. After retiring from the NFL as a participant in 2006, Klemm kicked off his teaching profession within the school ranks at Southern Methodist University.
Klemm spent 10 seasons teaching at SMU and UCLA, then left the enterprise for 2 years earlier than becoming a member of the Steelers’ workers in 2019. Klemm labored for 2 seasons as Pittsburgh’s assistant offensive line coach, then grew to become the lead place coach in 2021. Oregon employed him away months later beneath new head coach Dan Lanning, who famous Klemm’s expertise as a trainer and recruiter in a public assertion launched after his hiring.
Klemm is the third new addition to the Patriots’ teaching workers this offseason after offensive coordinator Bill O’Brien and assistant Will Lawing. Former tight ends coach Nick Caley reached phrases with the Rams on Sunday to turn into their new tight ends coach, in accordance with a supply.
It’s unknown if the Patriots intend to make any additional additions to their offensive workers beneath O’Brien.
Source: www.bostonherald.com