Reports: Josh McDaniels returning for third stint as Pats' OC

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Josh McDaniels is heading back to New England for his third tour as the Patriots' offensive coordinator, several reports said Tuesday.

McDaniels, 48, will take over an offense quarterbacked by rising sophomore Drake Maye on new coach Mike Vrabel's first staff in Foxborough, Mass.

McDaniels spent 2001-08 and 2012-21 on the Patriots' staff in a variety of roles, first rising to t