A former Patriots assistant coach has broken his silence after landing in hot water for comments he made about how he believes college football players should balance family dynamics and performance. Joe Judge, an Ole Miss assistant coach who previously spent time in the NFL with New England, received heat as he tried to argue for a sixth year of eligibility for quarterback Trinidad Chambliss. The former Patriots assistant connected the importance of sleep with a controversial example about “pregnant significant others.” Chambliss did not take a single snap in the 2022 season at Ferris State due to sleep apnea that caused respiratory issues, before the quarterback transferred to Ole Miss. A Mississippi state judge has ruled that he will be able to play an extra season next year. Judge broke his silence on his comments Saturday afternoon, saying some of them have been “taken out of context.” “In a discussion about Trinidad’s sleep apnea,” Judge stated in a social media post, “I was trying to point out the importance that the NFL places on sleep for recovery and performance in addition to the education of balancing family dynamics during the football season.” “These are discussions I was a part of at the professional level from veteran players based on their own experience managing similar situations,” the coach added. “These are not discussions we’ve had at the collegiate level.” Judge joined Ole Miss in 2024 after serving as the Patriots’ assistant head coach in Bill Belichick’s last season, helping coach…
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