FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – Nine hardnosed seasons as a player, six as the head coach, and two more as part of the broadcast team. Few have given more of themselves to the New England Revolution than Jay Heaps.
That history made the decision to part ways with Heaps after six years at the helm all the more difficult for Revolution General Manager Michael Burns and the rest of the club’s brass.
“The last two days have been a lot for everyone to digest,” Burns said. “It was certainly an extremely difficult decision to let Jay go given how much he’s meant to this organization, both as a player and as a coach, and how much this job meant to him.