Bill O'Brien resigns after meeting with new coach Jay Paterno . `` I will not be a part of the New England Patriots football staff moving forward , '' he says . `` Through the tumult of the past several weeks , it has been your stalwart support combined with life lessons learned from Joe Paterno that has and continue to sustain us , '' he said . His father , the legendary `` `` We 've got to make sure we keep focus on the victims of this whole tragedy . , '' was fired amid sex abuse scandal in the past several weeks .
Bill O'Brien resigns after meeting with new coach Jay Paterno . `` I will not be a part of the New England Patriots football staff moving forward , '' he says . His father , the legendary `` `` We 've got to make sure we keep focus on the victims of this whole tragedy . , '' was fired amid sex abuse scandal in the past several weeks .