Patriots ST coach Scott O’Brien retires

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — New England Patriots special teams coach Scott O’Brien is retiring after 24 seasons in the NFL.

Joe Judge will replace him. He had been O’Brien’s assistant since 2012.

The team made the announcement on Tuesday, two days after the Patriots beat the Seattle Seahawks 28-24 in the Super Bowl.

O’Brien also worked with Bill Belichick with the Cleveland Browns. The Patriots coach praised O’Brien and said he deserved to go out as an NFL champion.

He will remain with the organization in an unspecified capacity.

Brady ‘would love to’ give Butler MVP truck

BOSTON (AP) — Patriots quarterback Tom Brady says he “would love to” give the truck he got for winning his third Super Bowl MVP to defensive back Malcolm Butler.

Butler made the game-saving interception at the goal line in the final minute of Sunday night’s 28-24 victory over the Seattle Seahawks.

Butler was an undrafted rookie free agent. Brady is a two-time NFL MVP and four-time Super Bowl champion.

Brady said on WEEI radio in Boston on Tuesday he wants to see that Butler gets the truck. Said Brady: “I’m going to figure out how to make that work.”

UFC fighter Silva tests positive for steroids

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva has tested positive for steroid use.

Silva, the 39-year-old Brazilian widely considered the greatest mixed martial artist in the young sport’s history, tested positive for Drostanolone metabolites and another steroid in an out-of-competition test Jan. 9.

The UFC said the commission is doing further testing to confirm the results.