Evan Rothstein

Evan Rothstein is an assistant quarterbacks coach for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL).

Early life and education
Evan Rothstein is a native of Merrick, New York and attended Bellmore John F. Kennedy High School. He graduated SUNY Cortland in 2009 with a bachelor in sports management; he followed with a 2012 master's degree in sports management.

SUNY Cortland
From 2006 to 2009 he was a student assistant football coach at Cortland. His duties included video operations, assisting with the offensive line and quality control. In the 2010 spring season, he worked briefly with the Cortland offensive line, before moving on to Syracuse.

Syracuse University
Rothstein interned with Syracuse's video operations department during the fall of 2009. Rothstein spent two seasons at Syracuse, 2010–2011, as offensive quality control coach.

Detroit Lions
He joined the Lions in 2012 as a quality control/special team coach and had responsibility for breaking down film of opponents. Rothstein was offensive assistant coach 2015–2017. In 2018, under coach Matt Patricia, he became "head coach assistant/research & analyst," mainly focusing on defense. In December 2020, because of quarantine restrictions, he became the defensive play caller for a game against Tom Brady.

New England Patriots
Rothstein moved to the Patriots in 2021, with Matt Patricia. He started out as a member of the research and analysis department. He moved up to offensive assistant in 2022 and in 2023 became assistant quarterback coach. In the 2024 move to a new head coach, Rothstein was retained and given a new role, assisting head coach Jerod Mayo in situational matters; there was no official name designated for this position. His role appears to be similar to that of former Patriot research director, Ernie Adams.

Personal
Rothstein is married and has three children.