Source: Josh McDaniels likely to Pats
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By Adam Schefter
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With offensive coordinator Bill O'Brien agreeing to become Penn State's next coach, New England now is expected to hire Rams offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels as an offensive assistant coach, according to an NFL source.
McDaniels likely will succeed O'Brien as the Patriots' offensive coordinator next season, but he was to begin working immediately for the Patriots this season, returning to the team he left in 2009 to take the Broncos' head coaching job, the source said.
O'Brien will work as the Patriots' offensive coordinator for the remainder of this season.
But McDaniels truly will have gone from worst to first overnight, leaving the Rams and being a part of the Patriots team preparing for next weekend's divisional playoff game.
Adam Schefter is ESPN's NFL Insider.