The New England Patriots are retaining special teams coordinator Jeremy Springer, according to a report from NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport on Monday. Springer had the second overall special teams unit in the NFL, per statistics from Pro Football Focus. So it would make sense that coach Mike Vrabel would like to retain that success on the team.

Mike Vrabel decided to focus on stability for the Patriots' special teams unit, retaining their coach from the previous season.

Mike Vrabel may be the new sheriff in town in New England but that doesn't mean that the former Titans coach is making wholesale changes to the team's coaching staff. Vrabel was hired by the Patriots last week after the organization chose to move on from Jerod Mayo — bringing Vrabel back to the