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COACHING

Doug Marrone joins the Patriots as offensive line coach after most recently serving as a senior analyst for football strategy with Boston College in 2024. He comes to New England after previously serving as head coach for the Buffalo Bills (2013-14) and the Jacksonville Jaguars (2016-20). Marrone was also the offensive coordinator and offensive line coach for the New Orleans Saints from 2006-08.

Marrone's most recent NFL stint was with New Orleans as offensive line coach. In 2022, Marrone's offensive line group played a key role in New Orleans ranking fifth in the NFL in total offense (394.4 yards per game) and eighth in rushing yards per game (141.3) through the first eight weeks of the season.

He returned to the Saints after tutoring an offensive line group at the University of Alabama that won the Southeastern Conference Championship and advanced to the College Football Playoff final in 2021. Marrone developed left tackle Evan Neal, who in his first season at the position was a consensus All-American and the seventh-overall pick by the New York Giants in the 2022 NFL Draft.

Marrone joined the Crimson Tide after four-plus seasons as head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars. He served as assistant head coach and offensive line coach from 2015-16 and was named interim head coach for the final two games of the 2016 season, going 1-1. He was promoted to head coach in 2017, finishing 10-6 and reaching the 2017 AFC Championship game. The 2017 Jaguars team was tied for the NFL's biggest win/loss improvement (plus-seven) among first-year head coaches, and Marrone was recognized as the AFC Coach of the Year by the Kansas City Committee of 101. Throughout his tenure as Jacksonville's head coach from 2017-20, Marrone coached eight players to 11 Pro Bowl selections and five players to AP All-Pro selections.

Prior to Jacksonville, Marrone was the head coach of the Buffalo Bills from 2013-14. In 2014, he led the Bills to their first winning record since 2004 when the team finished 9-7. The 2013 Bills led the league in red zone scoring percentage (95.5 percent) and led the AFC and finished second in the NFL in rushing (144.2 yards per game).

Marrone's first head coaching job came at his alma mater, Syracuse, a position he held from 2009-12. He led the Orange to bowl game victories in 2010 and 2012, and Marrone earned AFCA Region 1 Coach of the Year honors in 2011.

Before becoming a college head coach, Marrone spent seven years in the NFL, most notably with New Orleans from 2006-08 as offensive coordinator and offensive line coach. During this span, the Saints led the NFL in total offense twice (391.5 average yards per game in 2006, 410.7 avg. in 2008) and passing yards per game twice (281.4 avg. in 2006, 311.1 avg. in 2008). In 2007, the Saints offensive line held their opponents to the fewest sacks allowed in the NFL (16) and second-lowest in 2008 (franchise-record 13). From 2006-08, New Orleans tied for the fewest sacks allowed with 52 despite leading the NFL with 1,868 passing attempts. Saints QB Drew Brees secured the NFL passing title in 2006 (4,418 yards) and 2008 (5,069 yards) en route to becoming the second passer in NFL history to reach 5,000 passing yards in a season.

Marrone's first NFL coaching job came as offensive line coach for the New York Jets from 2002-05. The team made the playoffs twice (2002, 2004) during his tenure, and RB Curtis Martin led the NFL in rushing in 2004. Prior to New York, Marrone spent a decade in the college ranks, mainly coaching offensive line and tight ends. He spent two years in the SEC, coaching tight ends and offensive tackles at Tennessee (2001) and offensive line at Georgia (2000). Marrone was the director of football operations at Georgia Tech in 1995 before coaching tight ends in 1996 and offensive line from 1997-99. He had one-year stints as offensive line coach at Northeastern (1994) and Coast Guard (1993), and he started his coaching career as tight ends coach at Cortland (N.Y.) State University.

PLAYING

Marrone played offensive line for Syracuse from 1983-1985. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Raiders in the sixth round (164th overall) of the 1986 NFL Draft. He did not make the Raiders roster in 1986, but he earned a spot on the Miami Dolphins roster in 1987, seeing action in four games. He spent time in training camp with Pittsburgh, Dallas and Minnesota, and he played in one more NFL game with the Saints in 1989. Marrone finished his career by playing two seasons (1991-92) with the London Monarchs of the World League of American Football, helping the Monarchs to win the World Bowl in 1991.

PERSONAL

A native of the Bronx, New York, Marrone returned to Syracuse and graduated with a degree in liberal arts in 1991. He and his wife, Helen, have three children: daughters, Madeline and Annie, and a son, Mack.