Matt Patricia Gets Real About Failed Lions HC Stint, How Ohio State Helped Overcome Grief

Matt Patricia Gets Real About Failed Lions HC Stint, How Ohio State Helped Overcome Grief

Matt Patricia, the three-time Super Bowl champion and Bill Belichick’s right-hand man, came as the keeper of the Patriots’ “secret sauce.” Teams bought into the idea that if you hired him—pencil behind the ear, that analytics-first mindset and all—you are basically getting a Belichick clone. That illusion busted, his stint in Detroit unravelled, and he landed in college football. However, in hindsight, this only worked like a blessing in disguis…