According to a report, Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels plans to leave the Patriots after the 2017 season to pursue head-coaching opportunities.
"McDaniels will pursue a head-coaching opportunities in 2017, according to sources with knowledge of the situation, and is virtually certain to be moving on from New England after this season," Jason La Confora of CBSSports.com reported Sunday. "After years of hedging his bets and giving strong indications he was most likely to stay with Bill Belichick, McDaniels is prepared to move on if the right opportunity presents itself."
This report comes as little surprise as McDaniels has long been on the short list to fill different head-coaching roles around the league for several years. Given his success developing Jimmy Garoppolo to fill in for Tom Brady during his Deflategate suspension and his innovative game plan to over come the Houston Texans, McDaniels is sure to garner attention from owners around the league looking to model their franchise after the success of the New England Patriots.
It is likely that McDaniels will be leery of which opportunity he considers. During his last run as the head coach of the Denver Broncos, McDaniels went 11-17 and was unceremoniously fired 12 games into the 2010 season after the team started 3-9. Much was made about McDaniels controversial decision to draft Tim Tebow at the end of the first round in 2010.