T he New England Patriots fired Jerod Mayo, one year after taking over for Bill Belichick. Mayo was put in a tough spot and Robert Kraft made the decision to get rid of Mayo and b

The New England Patriots have hired Mike Vrabel as their next head coach. The team announced the hiring Sunday morning. It comes a week after Patriots owner Robert Kraft fired Jerod Mayo after the team’s season finale victory over the Buffalo Bills to finish 4-13 in his lone season as coach.

Will Josh McDaniels, Wes Welker and Bryan Cox return? Here's a look at who might be Vrabel's assistant coaches.

Mike Vrabel made a triumphant return to New England as head coach of the Patriots on Monday. A former linebacker and Super Bowl champion under Bill Belichick, Vrabel said he felt the move back to Foxborough, Mass., was right "in his soul." Vrabel previously coached the Tennessee Titans and spent last season as a consultant for the Cleveland Browns.

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

New England Patriots fans are welcoming back Mike Vrabel, a former player who has been hired as the team's new head coach. We asked fans in Boston about the game plan they would suggest to Vrabel as he takes the helm.

New head coach Mike Vrabel seemed very self-aware in his assessment of the Patriots’ roster Monday during his introductory press conference, questioning if the team is good enough to take advantage of “bad football.

Josh McDaniels and Mike Vrabel were together on what came close to being regarded as the NFL's best team of all-time.

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