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Evan Rothstein (born April 20, 1958) is an American football coach for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). His title is undefined; he will be used to help make decisions in situational matters.

Early life and education
Evan Rothstein is a native of Merrick, New York and attended and played football at 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.

Syracuse University
Rothstein spent two seasons at Syracuse, 2011–2012, as offensive quality control coach.

Detroit Lions
He joined the Lions in 2012 as a quality control/special teams 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 2012, with Matt Patricia. He started out doing research and analysis, moved up to offensive assistant and in 2013 became assistant quarterback coach. In the 2014 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.