Breaking: Nick Caley, an assistant for the Rams, is allegedly a “finalist” for the offensive coordinator job with the Patriots.

This week, the former Patriots assistant traveled to New England for a follow-up interview.

The New England Patriots are down to six candidates for the role of offensive coordinator, and it looks like one of them has a good chance of winning. According to a Boston Herald story by Andrew Callahan, Nick Caley, a former Patriots assistant who coached tight ends with the Los Angeles Rams in 2023, has emerged as the “first finalist.”

There is no stranger than Caley when it comes to the Patriots. He spent the first ten years of his career coaching at the collegiate level before joining New England as an offensive assistant in the NFL in 2015.

Caley was elevated to the position of tight ends coach for the 2017 campaign after two years on the job. After failing to get hired for the offensive coordinator position in 2023 (which went to Bill O’Brien in the end), he left that role after six years and elected to join the Rams, where head coach Sean McVay was in charge.

One year later, a reunion appears to be possible. Caley interviewed twice with the Patriots, including an in-person meeting earlier this week.

Besides him, former Chicago Bears offensive coordinator Luke Getsy has also flew in for a second interview. So far, Getsy and Caley are the only two candidates to reportedly meet twice with new Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo and his supporting staff.

The other potential offensive coordinators still in play are Detroit Lions pass game coordinator Tanner Engstrand, Klint Kubiak and Brian Fleury, a San Francisco 49ers passing game specialist and tight ends coach, respectively, and Las Vegas Raiders pass game coordinator Scott Turner.

Mayo and the Patriots already filled two coordinator vacancies this offseason. They promoted D-line coach DeMarcus Covington to coordinate the defense, with ex-Rams special teams assistant Jeremy Springer hired to coordinate the kicking game.