42 Facts About Josh McDaniels

1. Josh McDaniels left the Patriots to become the head coach of Denver in 2009 and in 2011, McDaniels moved on to St Louis to become the offensive coordinator for the St Louis Rams.

2. Josh McDaniels earned his fifth Super Bowl ring as a coach in 2016, his second as the Patriots offensive coordinator.

3. Josh McDaniels was a college teammate of former NFL linebacker London Fletcher, Patriots director of player personnel Nick Caserio, assistant quarterbacks coach Jerry Schuplinski and director of pro personnel Dave Ziegler.

4. Josh McDaniels has had plenty of success in New England, but things haven't gone quite as well with other teams.

5. Josh McDaniels still would like to become a head coach again, but in this situation, he was not comfortable.

6. Josh McDaniels was trying to get comfortable with the idea of taking his family out of New England and moving to Indianapolis, sources said.

7. Josh McDaniels chose to return to the Patriots, thanks in large part to his solid relationships within their program, especially with Bill Belichick.

8. Josh McDaniels joined the Patriots coaching staff in 2001, working in an entry-level position and went on to serve as a defensive assistant in 2003 and quarterbacks coach in 2004.

9. Josh McDaniels met his future wife Laura in 2000, when both were working for the FiberTech plastics company in Cleveland.

10. Josh McDaniels said he and Brady have learned to work together through all these years.

11. Josh McDaniels backed out of the Colts job, choosing to stay in his role as Patriots offensive coordinator.

12. Josh McDaniels had accepted the head-coaching job with the Colts, but was not able to sign a contract until after the Super Bowl, per NFL rules.

13. Josh McDaniels told us on the sideline, 'We did not practice this at all coming into this game, and I realize that, but this is going off in my head, and it's something I think we need to do.

14. Josh McDaniels was hired as the head coach of the Denver Broncos in January of 2009.

15. Josh McDaniels is one of the highest paid assistants in the league and his current quarterback thinks he deserves every penny.

16. Josh McDaniels has already had an unsuccessful run as a head coach in Denver but his uninterrupted success with the New England offense has given him street cred throughout the league and most teams would love to land him.

17. Josh McDaniels is both of those things, so he appears to be very much in the mix for the job.

18. Josh McDaniels addresses head coaching rumors, being linked to Packers and elsewhere.

19. Josh McDaniels is a five-time Super Bowl champion with an offense that has ranked in the top three in terms of scoring in five of the last six seasons.

20. Josh McDaniels should be first up on the Green Bay Packers list of head coaching interviews.

21. Josh McDaniels could be just what the Packers want in a coach.

22. Josh McDaniels actually agreed to take the Indianapolis Colts' job last offseason before backing out at the last minute.

23. Josh McDaniels is the most popular name for Green Bay Packers fans when it comes to head coaching position.

24. Josh McDaniels is currently the Patriots offensive coordinator and he has worked with Tom Brady for many years.

25. Josh McDaniels will be a hot commodity again this coming offseason as NFL teams seek to fill head-coaching vacancies.

26. Josh McDaniels addressed the matter earlier in the day in a conference call.

27. Josh McDaniels said during a conference call Tuesday he doesn't pay too much attention to the head coaching rumors.

28. Josh McDaniels abused his authority and turned the Broncos into a mess.

29. Josh McDaniels will know how to deal with Rodgers on the field, off the field and in the playbook like no other candidate.

30. Josh McDaniels taking his talents to Green Bay might seem like a good idea on paper, but Tedy Bruschi has some reservations about the possible marriage.

31. Josh McDaniels has a great situation in New England and could potentially be a successor to Bill Belichick.

32. On January 18, 2011, Josh McDaniels agreed to become the offensive coordinator for the St Louis Rams under head coach Steve Spagnuolo.

33. Josh McDaniels began his coaching career as a senior graduate assistant at Michigan State University in 1999 under Nick Saban, parlaying his dad's friendship with Saban.

34. Josh McDaniels called too many slow-developing plays that allowed the Titans' pass rush to get in Brady's face—Brady taking seven-step drops, his receivers.

35. Josh McDaniels could be 'in play' for Packers job if it opens.

36. Josh McDaniels has spent most of his career with one an all-time great quarterback.

37. In 2009, Coach Josh McDaniels suspended Marshall for the rest of a preseason for conduct detrimental to the team.

38. Josh McDaniels actually pulled it off as a head coach in Denver and has been on the other end since his return to Foxborough.

39. On February 6, 2018, Josh McDaniels was announced as the new head coach of the Indianapolis Colts.

40. Josh McDaniels joined the Patriots in 2001 as a personnel assistant.

41. In 2009, Josh McDaniels was hired as the head coach of the Denver Broncos.

42. Josh McDaniels explains how the Patriots get new players up to speed.