It’s unclear who the offensive coordinator will be for the Patriots in 2025 but Josh McDaniels has been linked to his former team. And for Rob Gronkowski — who played under McDaniels during his time in New England — he believes it would be the right move to bring McDaniels back.

Former Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels, a candidate to join Mike Vrabel's staff. shared his thoughts on New England's prized young QB Drake Maye before the 2024 season.

ESPN’s Adam Schefter told the WEEI Afternoon Show on Wednesday that former New England Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels is a “completely logical” choice for Mike Vrabel as his offensive coordinator in 2025.

New Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel has confirmed that he's considering hiring Josh McDaniels as his offensive coordinator, but he says there are lots of other candidates for the job as well.

Kelly and Vrabel also have history. They both served as members of Bill O’Brien’s staff with the Houston Texans. Kelly rose up the ranks to offensive coordinator there and survived O’Brien’s firing but not David Culley’s a year later. Vrabel hired him in Tennessee, where he served as passing game coordinator in 2022 and OC in 2023.