Jeremy Springer

Jeremy Shane Springer (born February 22, 1989) is an American football coach who is the special teams coordinator for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the UTEP Miners and previously coached them, the Texas A&M Aggies, Arizona Wildcats, Marshall Thundering Herd and Los Angeles Rams.

Early life Springer was born on February 22, 1989, in Harlingen, Texas. He attended Los Fresnos High School and played football, basketball and track & field. He played with his twin brother at Los Fresnos and set school records for single season passing yards and points scored. He totaled in his senior year 3,489 passing yards and 42 touchdowns while running for 632 yards and 15 touchdowns, being named all-state and the district player of the year. He moved to middle linebacker in 2009 and started all of their games, having 66 tackles, third-most on the team, and three pass breakups.

Coaching career

UTEP While still playing at UTEP in 2011, Springer served as an assistant in football operations for the team.

Texas A&M In 2015, he joined the Texas A&M Aggies as a special teams quality control coach, working with Jeff Banks, who had been on the UTEP staff while Springer was still a player.

Arizona In 2018, Springer joined the Arizona Wildcats as special teams coordinator.

Marshall In 2021, he was hired to be the special teams coordinator for the Marshall Thundering Herd in 2021.

Los Angeles Rams Although initially reported to have joined the Ole Miss Rebels as special teams coordinator in 2022, Springer ultimately entered the professional ranks by becoming assistant special teams coach for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL).

New England Patriots Following two years with the Rams, Springer was named the special teams coordinator of the New England Patriots in 2024 under head coach Jerod Mayo, and was retained upon the hiring of Mike Vrabel the next season.

During his rookie coaching season with the Patriots, Springer won praise from Patriots fans and NFL media for the strong special teams performance that marked a sharp difference from the offensive and defensive struggles led by Alex Van Pelt and DeMarcus Covington during the season, respectively.