Patriots defensive line coach Demarcus Covington will head to Mobile, Alabama in two weeks to serve as one of the defensive coordinators at the Senior Bowl. This will be the first season that full NFL coaching staffs will not be coaching the game. Instead, under a new format to help promote professional development, NFL Football Operations has instituted a new "coach up" format where NFL assistants will be placed in elevated or different roles than they hold with their respective teams.
Covington will be the American team's defensive coordinator under head coach Chicago Bears offensive coordinator Luke Getsy, while Falcons quarterbacks coach Charles London will serve as the team's offensive coordinator.