Ben McAdoo reportedly leaving Patriots coaching staff

Another member of the New England Patriots coaching staff will not be back with the team in 2026.

Ben McAdoo, who spent last season as a senior defensive assistant, will leave the team after two seasons. NFL reporter Joseph Pasteris was first to report the news.

A former head coach of the New York Giants and offensive coordinator with the Carolina Panthers, McAdoo arrived in New England under head coach Jerod Mayo in 2024. Originally serving as a senior assistant on the offensive side of the ball, he was retained under new HC Mike Vrabel in 2025.

However, for the first time in his two decades in the NFL, McAdoo was asked to work on defense. After one year at the job, he is now set to leave the organization.

The 48-year-old is the third known departure from Vrabel’s staff this offseason. Previously, the team saw assistant offensive line coach Robert Kugler leave to become the Pittsburgh Steelers’ tight ends coach and defensive assistant Milton Patterson exit the team as well.

“I think we have a great staff,” Vrabel said at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis on Wednesday. “There’ll be some people that we’ll add going through this process.”