The New England Patriots’ official staff has Joe Judge listed as assistant head coach. And while some of his duties do include helping Bill Belichick, the most prominent part of his position appears to be working with the special teams unit.
Two weeks into the regular season, his impact already appears to be a positive one. Veteran special teamer and Patriots captain Matthew Slater even went so far as to label Judge returning to his roots a “fantastic” development.
“Joe is as knowledgable a special teams coach and as experienced a special teams coach as there is in the league,” Slater told reporters this week.