Evan Rothstein
Evan Rothstein is an assistant quarterbacks coach for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL).
Early life and education[edit]
Evan Rothstein is a native of Merrick, New York and attended Bellmore John F. Kennedy High School. He graduated SUNY Cortland in 2009 with a bachelor in sports management; he followed with a 2012 master's degree in sports management.[1]
Coaching career[edit]
SUNY Cortland[edit]
From 2006 to 2009 he was a student assistant football coach at Cortland. His duties included video operations, assisting with the offensive line and quality control.[2] In the 2010 spring he worked briefly with the Cortland offensive line, before moving on to Syracuse.[3]
Syracuse University[edit]
Rothstein interned with Syracuse's video operations department during the fall of 2009.[1] Rothstein spent two seasons at Syracuse, 2010–2011, as offensive quality control coach.[4]
Detroit Lions[edit]
He joined the Lions in 2012 as a quality control/special team coach and had responsibility for breaking down film of opponents. Rothstein was offensive assistant coach 2015–2017.[5] In 2018, under coach Matt Patricia, he became "head coach assistant/research & analyst," mainly focusing on defense.[6] In December, 2020, because of quarantine restrictions, he became the defensive play caller for a game against Tom Brady.[3]
New England Patriots[edit]
Rothstein moved to the Patriots in 2021, with Matt Patricia.[7] He started out as a member of the research and analysis department.[8] He moved up to offensive assistant in 2022 and in 2023 became assistant quarterback coach. In the 2024 move to a new head coach, Rothstein was retained and given a new role, assisting head coach Jerod Mayo in situational matters; there was no official name designated for this position.[9] His role appears to be similar to that of former Patriot research director, Ernie Adams.[10][11]
Personal[edit]
Rothstein is married and has three children.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "NFL media guide" (PDF). Retrieved May 14, 2024.
- ^ "Lions hire UCLS's Frank Fraley as line coach". Detroit News. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
- ^ a b Birkett, Dave. "Detroit Lions' Evan Rothstein 'one of those guys that kind of crunches all the numbers'". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
- ^ "Lions announce two coaching updates". www.detroitlions.com. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
- ^ "Detroit Lions offensive assistant coach history | Pro Football History.com". pro-football-history.com. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
- ^ mdaniels@masslive.com, Mark Daniels | (2023-12-29). "How under the radar Patriots 'genius' helps Bailey Zappe". masslive. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
- ^ Buchmasser, Bernd (2021-01-25). "Evan Rothstein flew under the radar when the Patriots hired him. Here is why he shouldn't have". Pats Pulpit. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
- ^ Garrity, Cam. "Meet the Patriots' new coaches on offense — mostly young but experienced". The Providence Journal. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
- ^ "Deep dive into Patriots' 2024 offensive coaching staff". Patriots Wire. 2024-02-23. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
- ^ Buchmasser, Bernd (2024-05-06). "Jerod Mayo gives insight into Evan Rothstein's new role with the Patriots". Pats Pulpit. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
- ^ "Belichick's new Ernie? Rothstein part of brain trust that's ushered along Zappe". NBC Sports Boston. 2022-10-13. Retrieved 2024-05-14.