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Spent the last two seasons as assistant offensive line coach at the University of Florida. He was also with the Browns in the three years before Vrabel was in Cleveland. Replaces Robert Kugler, who went to the Steelers.
Patriots to hire experienced offensive line coach - Mark Daniels, MassLive
Patriots to hire experienced offensive line coach - Mark Daniels, MassLive
Last season, Mike Vrabel said he thought the three offensive line coaches worked well together.
“You try to have a vision for what the staff looks like, or you try to put together a staff with different people, and I would say that that position is – they work really well together,” Vrabel said. “Kugs [Robert Kugler] has a role, and Hoss [Jason Houghtaling] has a role, and Doug. So, I think with protection in the run game, player development, working with guys in all phases, they work extremely well together. That’s a tight group, and I think that just permeates down from those three men to the rest of the players. And so, that’s why that group is tight.”
Decoster is no stranger to the NFL. From 2021-2023, he was on Kevin Stefanski’s staff in Cleveland as the Browns’ offensive quality control coach (2021) and offensive assistant (2022-23). Vrabel has a relationship with Stefanski after working on his staff in 2024.
Patriots add offensive line coach from college level
The New England Patriots are reportedly hiring offensive line coach Jonathan Decoster to their staff for 2026.
985thesportshub.com
Decoster comes to the Patriots after spending the last two years with the Gators. Before that he was with the Cleveland Browns in quality control and general offensive assistant roles between 2021 and 2023. Prior to that he coached at the college level at Nevada, West Virginia State, Old Dominion, and LSU - where he played right tackle from 2006 to 2010.
