Chris Simms Reveals Why He Left His Coaching Job With The Patriots

Chris Simms is no longer coaching the New England Patriots. Well, head coach Bill Belichick is not the easiest guy to work for. The legendary coach is not someone who’d accept excuses and poor performance. The Patriots are really demanding and employees have to work most of the day. Reporter Kevin Duffy has more information about the entry-level position.

Well, Chris Simms was part of the Patriots family. The former New York Giants signal-caller became a coaching assistant for the Patriots right after his retirement. Things didn’t go the way he wanted and yes, he made a mistake with his job choice. Simms left the Patriots after one single season.

Chris Simms joined the media after coaching the Patriots

NBC Sports and Michael Holley have more information on Simms’ transition.

“Chris spent the 2012 season working for Bill Belichick, Josh McDaniels (his coach the last year of his playing career), and the New England Patriots. At that time, Chris and his wife, Danielle, had a 7-year-old girl and 3-year-old boy. ‘And I had stomach pains because I swear I saw them four nights, total, the entire season,’ Chris says. ‘I felt like I was missing something. I wanted to see my kids grow up.”

“Chris thanked Belichick for the opportunity, but told him that he couldn’t continue on the coaching path. Soon, like his father, his job became talking about all the things he saw on film. Like Phil, Chris enjoys letting his film study determine narratives as opposed to going into his study with a preconceived thought.”

Simms joined the media and this seems to be one of the best choices he has ever made. He often sets the NFL convo on NBC Sports and people like him.

When it comes to the Patriots and their coaches, the team has made a lot of changes in the offseason. Belichick brought some of the old guys back and lost Nick Caserio to the Houston Texans. The New England Patriots will look a lot different in 2021. The coaching staff is pretty different too.