Matt Patricia

Matt Patricia

Matthew Edward Patricia is a former American football coach. He served 14 seasons as an assistant coach with the New England Patriots. He also served as the head coach of the Detroit Lions from 2018 to 2020. He was indicted for sexual assault while in college, but the charges were later dismissed.

About Matt Patricia in brief

Summary Matt PatriciaMatthew Edward Patricia is a former American football coach. He served 14 seasons as an assistant coach with the New England Patriots, including six seasons as the team’s defensive coordinator. He also served as the head coach of the Detroit Lions from 2018 to 2020. Patricia played college football at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, where he was a four-year letterman as an offensive lineman. He married his wife, Raina, in 2009, and they have three children together, named Dominic, Dante and Giamina. He was indicted for sexual assault while in college, but the charges were later dismissed.

He is the Patriots’ most recent defensive playcaller to receive the title of defensive coordinator, though he had been calling the plays on defense since the departure of Dean Pees following the 2009 season. In January 2016, the Patriots gave permission for Patricia to interview for the head-coaching position of the Cleveland Browns, but Patricia would remain with the Patriots as defensive coordinator going into the 2016 season. The Patriots won three Super Bowls with Patricia: Super Bowl XXXIX at the end of the 2004 season, Super Bowl XLIX in 2014, and Super Bowl LI in 2016.