What was expected has become official. The New England Patriots have hired Mike Vrabel as the franchise's new head coach, and will rely on the longtime linebacker to usher in the Drake Maye era.

The New England Patriots have hired Mike Vrabel as their next head coach. The move comes 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.

Vrabel comes aboard after the Patriots decided to fire fellow former linebacker turned coach Jerod Mayo after just one season on the job. Mayo was owner Robert Kraft's hand-picked successor to Bill Belichick -- who parted ways with the organization after the 2023 season -- but his first year with the team was marred by a 4-13 record and,

Vrabel played for the Patriots between 2001 and 2008 and won three Super Bowl titles as a linebacker. His last head coach job was at the Tennessee Titans, where he spent six seaso

The Patriots will introduce Mike Vrabel as their new head coach in a press conference scheduled for Monday at noon inside Gillette Stadium.

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The New England Patriots have hired Mike Vrabel to be the team's next head coach, according to multiple reports.

The New England Patriots are zeroing in on their new head coach, as the team is negotiating a deal to name Mike Vrabel the team's new head coach. Vrabel was already the favorite to land the job, and that will be the case.

The Patriots interviewed candidates such as Ben Johnson, Byron Leftwich and Pep Hamilton, but in the end, Mike Vrabel was selected.