As Jerod Mayo assembled his new coaching staff over the past few weeks, he named DeMarcus Covington the New England Patriots new defensive coordinator.
Mayo is also apparently planning on naming the first time coordinator the defensive play caller, as well.
“I do plan on calling plays,” Covington said Wednesday after being introduced as the Patriots first official defensive coordinator since 2017.
The role as play caller was previously held by Steve Belichick, who co-coordinated the defense with Mayo, from 2019-23. Belichick, however, is now on staff at the University of Washington as the program’s defensive coordinator.