{"id":810575,"date":"2026-03-13T22:16:30","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T22:16:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/810575\/"},"modified":"2026-03-13T22:16:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T22:16:30","slug":"patriots-add-veteran-offensive-coach-to-mike-vrabels-staff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/810575\/","title":{"rendered":"Patriots add veteran offensive coach to Mike Vrabel\u2019s staff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The New England Patriots were busy bolstering their roster in free agency over the last week. They also made a move to improve their coaching depth.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Jonathan Decoster, who spent the last two seasons as assistant offensive line coach at Florida, is joining the Patriots in a role that as of yet has to officially be announced. NFL insider Joseph Pasteris was first to <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JPasteris_NFL\/status\/2030975980446040376?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">report<\/a> the hire.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">A four-year starting right tackle at the University of Louisiana, Decoster began his coaching career as a graduate assistant O-line coach at Nevada in 2013. He later joined West Virginia State, where he held a multitude of roles including offensive line coach and strength coach, and worked as a graduate assistant tight ends coach at LSU for three years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">In 2021, coming off a one-year stint as tight ends coach at Old Dominion, Decoster left the college game to join the Browns. In his three seasons in Cleveland, he worked as offensive quality control coach and later offensive assistant.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Decoster returned to the SEC in 2024, taking on his most recent position as the Gators\u2019 assistant O-line coach. Whether he will continue working in that role in New England remains to be seen, but the team does have an apparent opening after Robert Kugler, who held exactly that title the last two seasons, left to become tight ends coach in Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Decoster is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patspulpit.com\/patriots-coaching-staff-tracker\/122284\/rumors-news-hires-departures-interviews-analysis-2026\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">third reported addition<\/a> to the Patriots\u2019 coaching staff this offseason. The team of head coach Mike Vrabel previously added B.J. Edmonds and Charles London in roles that also remain unclear at the moment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The New England Patriots were busy bolstering their roster in free agency over the last week. 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