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Matt Patricia era officially underway in Detroit

Posted on February 5, 2018 at 01:29 PM.

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After weeks of speculation that former New England Patriots defensive coordinator Matt Patricia would be the next head coach of the Detroit Lions, the Lions made it official on the Monday after Super Bowl LII. Lions owner Martha Ford and general manager Bob Quinn introduced Matt Patricia as the 27th head coach in franchise history.

Patricia leaves New England after 14 seasons on their coaching staff, the last six as defensive coordinator under head coach Bill Belichick. The long time Patriots assistant began his coaching career at D3 Amherst College, before moving on to Syracuse and eventually New England.

While Patricia doesn't have the look of your typical NFL head coach, with a bushy beard, he brings with him a variety of defensive schemes and winning experience having coached in five Super Bowls.

Here was Patricia's official statement at Monday's press conference in Allen Park:

I just want to thank Mrs. Ford and Bob Quinn for giving me the opportunity to be a head coach in this league. This has been my goal since I decided to start coaching and I realize with this opportunity comes a great responsibility. The fans of Detroit are among the best in professional sports and my number one goal is to bring a championship to this great city.

In my opinion, this team has a lot of pieces that you need to be a championship-level team. Matthew Stafford is a quarterback that can lead us and with playmakers like Darius Slay on defense, I am coming into a great situation. Thank you again and let's get to work!