The New England Patriots are retaining special teams coordinator Jeremy Springer, according to a report from NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport on Monday. Springer had the second overall special teams unit in the NFL, per statistics from Pro Football Focus. So it would make sense that coach Mike Vrabel would like to retain that success on the team.

The Patriots’ season is done, but the mailbag rolls along. This week, we have questions about draft hypotheticals, how the coaching staff will look next season, the future of Jerod Mayo, and much more. Let’s get to it.

The New England Patriots have officially hired Mike Vrabel as their head coach, Josh McDaniels as their offensive coordinator, Terrell Williams as their defensive coordinator and have kept Jeremy Springer as their special teams coordinator.