It didn’t take long for the Patriots to get a message out from the team’s newly hired offensive coordinator.
Bill O’Brien, whose hiring was officially announced by New England on Thursday, offered some thoughts on his return to the Patriots in a video released by the team on Friday.
“Having worked here before, having grown up here, just a great opportunity for my family,” said O’Brien. “Very excited.”
During his first stint with the Patriots — 2007 through 2012, a period in which he became offensive coordinator — O’Brien built the launchpad for his other career moves over the previous decade.