Dr. Matt Provencher has stepped down from his position as the Chief of Sports Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital and will no longer serve as medical director for the Patriots.
"This means that I will have to give up the best job I've ever had in my life and that was working with the Kraft Group, the Kraft family, Bill Belichick and his staff and the Patriots training staff," Provencher told CSNNE.com. "This is a family decision. I was humbled, honored and grateful to be a part of the organization. It was the closest thing to working with the Navy Special Forces and SEAL teams that you could get. The commit to excellence, commitment to mission and commitment to teammates and doing the job well was unparalleled. It was a unique environment and I'm deeply indebted for the opportunity. It was a family decision for us and a great, great opportunity."
In April of 2014, the Patriots announced that Provencher had taken over the team's medical director position after former Chief of Sports Medicine at MGH Dr. Tom Gill stepped down from that post. Provencher will take a position at the Steadman Clinic in Vail, Co.
Patriots Insider Tom E. Curran contributed to this report.