This year’s East-West Shrine Bowl will be coached by the New England Patriots and Atlanta Falcons.
The Patriots have finalized their coaching staff for this year’s game. The staff does not include several key coaches — most notably Joe Judge and Matt Patricia.
New England hired Bill O’Brien as its new offensive coordinator earlier this week, calling the job security of both of these coaches into question.
That being said, Judge will attend the Shrine Bowl alongside Bill Belichick and assistants Bill O’Brien, Jerod Mayo and Steve Belichick.
The NFL world took to Twitter to react to this news.
“Seems Joe Judge will be on the staff after all. Perhaps move involved with ST,” one wrote.
“Either Bill Belichick wants Joe Judge to tank the franchise or things weren’t as bad with him as the media has led on. I wonder which it is!” another said.
“This is fantastic as long as Judge is back on ST and nowhere near the offense,” another added.
A recent report from the Boston Herald claims that Judge and Pats quarterback Mac Jones operated with a “dysfunctional relationship” throughout the 2022 season. While these reports certainly aren’t encouraging, it appears the former Giants head coach will remain on the staff in a different role this coming season.