Ex-Patriots player Jermaine Wiggins out as Brockton High football coach. What we know
BROCKTON — Brockton High School football coach Jermaine Wiggins will leave his position as the team's head coach, according to school district officials.
Following a disappointing 2023 football season for the Boxers, Wiggins, a former New England Patriot and current WEEI co-host, sent his letter of resignation to the district last week.
"Jermaine Wiggins informed the district that he would be resigning from his role as the BHS football coach. The district will begin the process of hiring a new coach," said Brockton Public Schools Chief Communications Officer Kelsey Lynch in a statement to The Enterprise on Wednesday.
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Why is Wiggins leaving as coach?
Lynch did not confirm the exact date Wiggins submitted his resignation, or what led to his decision to leave his role.
BPS Director of Athletics Kevin Karo did not respond to multiple requests from The Enterprise for comment on the reason for Wiggins' departure, but officials from the school's athletic department confirmed he will leave his position.
Wiggins did not respond to a request for comment, as well.
Wiggins was hired this spring after the end of the previous season.
“That is my goal here. That is what I want to do here. That is why I’m here," said Wiggins at an event introducing him as the new couch on April 14. "To show everybody that looks like me, talks like me, walks like me and is from a place very similar to where I’m from that anything can be obtained. I think that’s the biggest thing.”
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Who is Jermaine Wiggins?
Wiggins entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent in 1999 after a college career at the University of Georgia and a standout high school career at East Boston High. He caught two passes in the Patriots' Super Bowl XXXVI win over the St. Louis Rams in 2002 and finished his seven-year NFL career with totals of 2,141 receiving yards, 236 receptions and 14 touchdowns across stints with four different teams (Minnesota Vikings, Carolina Panthers, New England Patriots and Indianapolis Colts). He spent portions of three seasons in New England.
Who was Brockton High's football coach before Wiggins?
Wiggns replaced Peter Colombo who left as coach following a 20-year stint. Colombo brought Brockton High to five Super Bowl appearances and two consecutive championships in 2004 and 2005.
With reporting by Jason Snow