Analytics have become a massive part of the NFL over the past few years, and the New England Patriots are bringing in added help in that department. This morning, New England announced the creation of a new position on the coaching staff.
The Patriots hired Ekene Olekanma to be their new director of coaching and analytics.
Olekanma has spent four years in the NFL with the Ravens and 49ers. In 2021, the Ravens hired him as a coaching research and development analyst. A year later, he went to the 49ers to become a football research and development analyst and worked his way up in San Francisco.