Mike Vrabel was the top head coaching candidate in the 2025 cycle and for good reason. After a 14-year NFL career that saw him win three Super Bowls, make a Pro Bowl and be selected to an All-Pro team,

They paid attention to the Bucs offense, which averaged nearly 30 points per game this season. They were impressed by the 40-plus touchdown passes and how a former No. 1 pick at quarterback led his team to another NFC South title.

The Patriots turned to Vrabel after their quick coaching search wrapped up just seven days after the team fired Jerod Mayo.

Former Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels, who was in the Patriots’ organization with Vrabel from 2001 to 2008, is considered a candidate for the job. It would be McDaniels’ third go-around with the title.

Yes, Mike Vrabel is back in Foxborough ... they conducted two former coordinators, Pep Hamilton and Byron Leftwich, who haven’t coached in the NFL since 2022. Were they legitimate candidates?

The Patriots hurried a coaching search and hired one of their former Super Bowl-winning linebackers to right the wayward franchise. Don’t stop if you’ve heard this before. Yes, it happened last year,

The New England Patriots recently hired Mike Vrabel as their next head coach ... Kraft interviewed two black candidates, specifically Pep Hamilton and Byron Leftwich, before proceeding to hire Vrabel. The former Tennessee Titans coach was rumored to ...

A new regime has arrived in New England. The Patriots are hiring Mike Vrabel to become their newest head coach, sources confirm to the Herald. Vrabel, a Patriots Hall of Famer and ex-Titans head coach, was considered the team’s top candidate as soon as they fired Jerod Mayo an hour after the team’s Week 18 win over the Bills.

Seahawks interviewed former Buccaneers offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich for their vacant position after he spoke with the Patriots

Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich, former Houston Texans ... Ben Johnson also interviewed for the job. But Vrabel, a fan favorite during eight seasons as a player ...

After firing Jerod Mayo a week ago, the Patriots are hiring Mike Vrabel as the 16th head coach in franchise history.

Mike Vrabel is returning to Foxboro to be the 16th head coach ... former Tampa Bay Buccaneers OC Byron Leftwich and ex-Houston Texans OC Pep Hamilton -- before hiring Vrabel. Tune into NBC Sports Boston's Sports Sunday at 11:30 p.m. ET as Phil Perry ...