Patriots staff will get inside intel coaching Shrine Bowl

The Patriots season is complete, but their coaching staff won’t have much time off.

The Patriots and Falcons staffs have been chosen to coach in the annual East-West Shrine Bowl, a college all-star game and predraft showcase held in early February in Las Vegas, a Shrine Bowl source confirmed to the Globe. The game will be Feb. 3, with a handful of practices in the days leading up to it.

Patriots scouts attend the Shrine Bowl every year, watching practices and conducting interviews. But with the opportunity to coach one of the teams, the Patriots will get a hands-on look at dozens of NFL prospects — how they take instruction, how they pay attention in meetings, and so on. The prospects who participate in the Shrine Bowl usually wind up being lateround picks or undrafted players.

The inside intel could be helpful for the Patriots as they continue to replenish the roster with young talent. Their last couple of drafts have been better, but the Patriots had a dry spell for several years that led them to sign a large number of free agents in 2021.

While Bill Belichick will likely participate in the Shrine Bowl, he is supposed to serve only as a supervisor, allowing other members of the staff to coach up a level or a new position.

It’s unclear what the Patriots coaching staff will look like come early February, as linebackers coach Jerod Mayo is expected to interview for the Browns defensive coordinator job and other assistants may be leaving.

But the Shrine Bowl could be a good opportunity for young assistants such as tight ends coach Nick Caley, defensive line coach DeMarcus Covington, and cornerbacks coach Mike Pellegrino to get more exposure.