Mike Vrabel continues to build out his coaching staff for the Patriots, with a lot of familiar faces reportedly joining him in New England.

New Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel will retain special teams coach Jeremy Springer, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. Before then-head coach Jerod Mayo hired him last year, Springer had been a special teams assistant with the Rams. He previously worked at Marshall, Arizona and Texas A&M.

Slater served the role of special assistant to the head coach on Jerod Mayo’s staff. It was his first coaching opportunity since retiring from the game of football. He had a historic career as one of the greatest special teams players of all time with the Patriots from 2008-2003, earning 10 Pro Bowl nominations in the process.