The Patriots interviewed Bears interim coach Thomas Brown earlier this week for their offensive coordinator vacancy under Mike Vrabel, Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports.
Brown also interviewed for the Bears head coaching job and is a candidate for the Seahawks offensive coordinator position.
He was in his first season as offensive coordinator in Chicago when the team fired Matt Eberflus. Brown went 1-4 as interim coach.
Brown began his NFL coaching career as the running backs coach with the Rams in 2020. He was given the title of assistant head coach in 2021 and moved to tight ends coach in 2021. 2022.
He was the offensive coordinator for the Panthers in 2023.