

The hiring was one of several moves recently announced by the Patriots, including the recruitment of former Crimson Tide special teams assistant Joe Judge. "Patriots Hire Former Rutgers Long Snapper Stephen Belichick as Assistant Coach". Judge spent the last three years as a football analyst for Nick Saban at Alabama. The Patriots also hired Joe Judge as a special teams assistant. "Patriots Promote Matt Patricia to Defensive Coordinator, Hire Steve Belichick As Coaching Assistant". "Lansdale Catholic Graduate Joe Judge Named NY Giants Head Coach". Judge's wife, Amber, was an All-SEC soccer player at Mississippi State, and they have four children together. Judge's father, Joseph, played football at Temple and professionally with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League. He lost his quarterback's coach job following the hire of Bill O'Brien on January 26, 2023. On July 21, 2022, the Patriots announced that he will also be the Quarterbacks coach. On February 8, 2022, the Patriots announced that Judge was hired as an offensive assistant. Judge's season suffered from questionable calls, such as a coach's challenge on a non-reviewable scoring play during Week 1 versus the Denver Broncos, a controversial post-game locker room rant after a loss to the Chicago Bears, and a quarterback sneak on 3rd and 9 against their own goalline during a Week 18 matchup against the Washington Football Team. Judge was fired on January 11, 2022, finishing his tenure in New York with an overall record of 10–23 (.303). Judge recorded the most losses by a Giants head coach with 13 surpassing the mark of 12 by Jim Fassel in 2003.


The Giants regressed during Judge's second season, going 4–13 and finishing last in the NFC East. After wide receivers coach Chad O'Shea left New England to become offensive coordinator for the Miami Dolphins, Judge was tapped to fill O'Shea's role while continuing to serve as special teams coordinator according to ESPN, he was the only coach in the NFL with both special teams and wide receiver duties.

On February 6, 2018, it was reported that Judge was leaving the Patriots to join the Indianapolis Colts' new head coach Josh McDaniels in Indianapolis when McDaniels spurned the Colts and chose to stay with the Patriots, Judge made the same decision. In the game, the Patriots defeated the Atlanta Falcons by a score of 34–28 in overtime. On February 5, 2017, Judge was part of the Patriots' coaching staff that won Super Bowl LI. Following Super Bowl XLIX, which the Patriots won, Judge was promoted to special teams coordinator following the retirement of Scott O'Brien. In 2012, he joined the New England Patriots as a special teams assistant and served in that role through the 2014 season. He next served briefly as the linebackers coach for the Birmingham–Southern Panthers in 2008 and then as a special teams assistant for Alabama. In 2005, he joined his alma mater, Mississippi State University, as a graduate assistant for the Bulldogs. He was also named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll and made the Dean's List.Ĭoaching career Assistant coach Judge played for Mississippi State from 2000 to 2004, earning three letters. Growing up in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, he graduated from Lansdale Catholic High School in Lansdale, Pennsylvania. Judge was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Patriots appeared in four Super Bowls, winning three of them, during Judge's tenure. Prior to joining the Giants, Judge served as an assistant coach for the Patriots from 2012 to 2019. Judge served as the head coach of the New York Giants from 2020 to 2021. Joseph Francis Judge (born December 31, 1981) is an American football coach who is an offensive assistant for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). 3× Super Bowl champion ( XLIX, LI, LIII).Special teams coordinator & wide receivers coach Linebackers coach & special teams coordinator
