Overview
- New England, which on Friday hired Shane Bowen as a defensive analyst, reunites the former Titans coordinator with head coach Mike Vrabel.
- Bowen joins in a non–play-calling role to advise defensive coordinator Zak Kuhr, who views him as a mentor after working together in Tennessee and New York.
- His recent stint with the Giants ended in November when Mike Kafka fired him following repeated late-game collapses, after stronger showings with Vrabel’s Titans.
- The addition is part of a broader staff reshuffle after the Super Bowl loss, with Kuhr promoted to coordinator and Terrell Williams moving to assistant head coach.
- No team interviewed Bowen for a coordinator job this cycle, though Dallas met with him in January, signaling this analyst post as a reset for his career.