1. Matthew Edward Patricia was born on September 13,1974 and is an American football coach who is the defensive coordinator at Ohio State University, a position he has held since 2025.
18 Facts About Matt Patricia
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Matt Patricia previously served 15 non-consecutive seasons as an assistant coach with the New England Patriots, including six seasons as the defensive coordinator from 2012 to 2017.
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Outside of New England, Matt Patricia was the head coach of the Detroit Lions from 2018 to 2020.
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Matt Patricia last served as a senior defensive assistant for the Philadelphia Eagles in 2023, holding defensive playcalling duties near the end of the season.
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Matt Patricia played at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, where he was a four-year letterman as a center and guard with the Engineers football team from 1992 to 1995.
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Matt Patricia remained at RPI to begin his coaching career as a graduate assistant in 1996.
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On January 1,2018, it was revealed that Matt Patricia was the subject of the Detroit Lions' and New York Giants' head coaching searches.
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Matt Patricia was the last defensive playcaller under Belichick to hold the title of defensive coordinator.
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On February 5,2018, Matt Patricia was named the head coach of the Detroit Lions.
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Matt Patricia himself was noted as being consistently late for team meetings and media availability.
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Matt Patricia's first meeting with Slay began with the coach chiding the player for training with several other highly-regarded cornerbacks from other teams during the offseason, with Matt Patricia telling Slay that he was not elite like they were.
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On January 22,2021, it was reported that Matt Patricia would be returning to the Patriots "in a variety of roles".
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The exact roles were not specified, but it was reported that Patriots head coach Bill Belichick and Matt Patricia were working out a role similar to what Mike Lombardi had in New England, though it was still a work in progress.
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On July 21,2022, the Patriots announced that Matt Patricia would be senior football advisor and offensive line coach.
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Matt Patricia was relieved of his duties as offensive playcaller after the 2022 season where the offense regressed to an average of 18.1 points per game, though he was retained as a football advisor.
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On February 20,2025, Matt Patricia was hired as the defensive coordinator at Ohio State University under head coach Ryan Day.
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Matt Patricia chose to attend the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute because of its Reserve Officers' Training Corps program and he intended to become a pilot but had a shoulder injury while playing football for the school.
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On September 5,2024, Matt Patricia was featured in the first episode of the football podcast Coach with Bill Belichick.