After a brief and failed attempt to ignite a new era of New England Patriots dominance after the firing of legendary, six-time Super Bowl winning coach Bill O’Brien — an attempt that ended with a dismal 4-13 record in 2024 and the firing of Belichick’s replacement,

As much as Ben Johnson or any other hotshot might have supplied some sizzle, that’s not what this Patriots team needs.

Former NFL GM Rod Graves criticized the Patriots' usage of the Rooney Rule by interviewing two black candidates before hiring Mike Vrabel.

New England Patriots coach Mike Vrabel was subtlety asked about trading for Philadelphia Eagles All-Pro wide receiver A.J.

Back with another strong Patriots mailbag. This week, we have questions about Mike Vrabel, the coaching staff, who might be picking the groceries come draft weekend, and much more. Let’s get to it.

As a former player, coach Mike Vrabel always had connections to the New England Patriots organization, and that was probably enough to get him a coaching job with the team earlier. However, he felt a need to leave New England and build his own path to an eventual

Now, with O’Brien revitalizing BC and Vrabel looking to do the same with the Patriots, the area’s most prominent football teams are led by men who bonded in Foxborough.

During an appearance on The Pat McAfee Show, ESPN's NFL insider Adam Schefter discussed Vrabel's return to the franchise and indicated that executive vice president of player personnel Eliot Wolf was going to report to Vrabel. In short, as Schefter put it, "Vrabes is the man," in New England, when McAfee asked about the front-office hierarchy.

BOSTON – The New England Patriots have hired Mike Vrabel as the team's next head coach, filling a massive void for the organization. But the franchise's work is far from done this offseason.

Coach Mike Vrabel addressed the report that he told Las Vegas Raiders minority owner Tom Brady that he was taking the New England Patriots job. That conversation reportedly led to the Raiders passing on interviewing Vrabel altogether. However, according to Vrabel, that might not have been specifically how things went.

While Mayo was seen as an easy-going, player-friendly coach, Vrabel is viewed as a much harder leader, and it's his personality that's led former Patriots defensive coordinator Romeo Crennel to compare Vrabel to former Patriots head coach and NFL Hall of Famer Bill Parcells.