Rising Patriots Assistant To Attend NFL Coach Accelerator Program

Next week, 40 potential future NFL head-coaching candidates will gather in Minneapolis. Among them: New England Patriots defensive line coach DeMarcus Covington.

Covington was selected to attend the league’s Coach Accelerator program for the second consecutive year. The seminar, which “aims to increase exposure between owners, executives, and diverse coaching talent, providing ample opportunity to develop and build upon their relationships,” runs from May 21-23.

Assistants could be nominated by their own team or another club. The 40 attendees were chosen “based on their high potential to be considered for a head coach position in the future.”

Covington, who’s entering his seventh season on…