Patriots Add Mike Vrabel’s Former Defensive Coordinator to Coaching Staff

Patriots are hiring Shane Bowen as a defensive analyst - The Boston Globe

Bowen and Mike Vrabel share a connection going back many years, as they were together on the coaching staff at Ohio State, and with the Texans and Titans.

Patriots add Mike Vrabel’s former defensive coordinator to coaching staff

The Patriots are adding another veteran coach with ties to Mike Vrabel to their staff.

Patriots To Add Shane Bowen To Staff

Months after being fired as the Giants’ defensive coordinator, Shane Bowen has lined up a new gig. He will once again work with Mike Vrabel. The former Titans DC is reuniting with Vrabel in New England, KPRC2’s Aaron Wilson reports. Bowen will join a Patriots team that shuffled defensive coordinators recently, promoting Zak Kuhr after he worked in a de facto DC role last season. Terrell Williams, hired to be the Pats’ DC in 2025, remains on staf…

Patriots Hire Former Giants DC Shane Bowen

According to Aaron Wilson, the Patriots have hired former Giants DC Shane Bowen to a role on their coaching staff.  Ian Rapoport reports that New England is hiring Bowen as a defensive analyst.  This reunites Bowen with HC Mike Vrabel after being his assistant on the Titans’ staff from 2018 to 2023 as their outside linebackers coach and defensive coordinator.  Bowen, 39, began his coaching career as a student and graduate assistant at Georgia Te…