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Parker

Newly-minted head coach Kellen Moore continues to bring in familiar faces. Like former Chargers head coach Brandon Staley, who worked with Moore in 2023, Parker and Moore served on the Eagles’ championship coaching staff this season. Moore has been a defensive backs coach for the last four seasons and was hired as the Eagles’ DB/pass game coordinator last season after previously working with the Broncos from 2021 to 2023. He played a key role in reshaping an Eagles secondary that ranked among the worst in 2023 to one of the best in 2024 and ultimately proved capable of shutting down Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs in the Super Bowl. If he’s hired, this would mark the first time in his career that Parker has served as a defensive coordinator.

Parker, 32, has been on the Denver coaching staff since 2021 and would become the league’s youngest coordinator if he lands the New England job. While the Patriots’ offense was a disaster in 2023, their defense was elite by most measures, including against the run. In Denver, Parker coached a Broncos secondary allowed the fifth highest drop back EPA and was graded by Pro Football Focus as the league’s second worst coverage unit.