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NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reported Friday afternoon the New England Patriots are hiring former DC Shane Bowen to Mike Vrabel's coaching staff.
Mike Vrabel is adding a familiar co-worker to his New England Patriots coaching staff.
NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported the Patriots are set to hire Shane Bowen as a defensive analyst. Over the past five years, Bowen served as an NFL defensive coordinator with the Tennessee Titans and New York Giants.
During Bowen’s three seasons as Titans defensive coordinator, he coached under Vrabel, who led the team to a 25-26 record during those three campaigns.
Ian Rapoport
The #Patriots are hiring former #Giants and #Titans DC Shane Bowen as a defensive analyst, source said. He is back with Mike Vrabel after a stint together in Tennessee.
Bowen actually coached under Vrabel for the Patriots head coach’s entire Titans tenure. From 2018-20, Bowen was the Tennessee outside linebackers coach.
Prior to that, the two coaches also worked together with the Houston Texans for two seasons.
Last season, Bowen coordinated a Giants defense which finished near the bottom of the league in most categories. New York, though, has been in a rebuild mode for a long time and hasn’t played elite defense in several years.
Bowen’s defenses in Tennessee finished in the top half of points allowed during all three of his campaigns. In 2021, the Titans were also 12th in yards yielded.