While Bill Belichick's first replacement didn't work out ... "I've stayed in pretty close contact with Mike Vrabel and I have a ton of respect for him.. He's a great football coach and I'm sure he'll do a great job in New England" ~ Coach Belichick# ...

"I love Mike. I love everything that he stands for as a football coach." Mike Vrabel was endorsed by Bill Belichick during this UNC coach's "Pat McAfee Show" appearance.

With strong opinions and strong convictions, Vrabel will and expect others to follow, or he’ll run them over like he did during his 14 seasons as an edgy, intelligent linebacker.

When asked how it felt to coach Belichick’s former team, Vrabel offered a nuanced response.

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.

New Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel has the endorsement of former Patriots coach Bill Belichick. Belichick said on the Pat McAfee Show that he has warm feelings for Vrabel, both from coaching him for eight years in New England and from coaching against him when Vrabel coached the Titans.

Legendary New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick has spoken out for the first time about Mike Vrabel's appointment as the team's new head coach-and he couldn't be more supportiv

FOXBORO — Bill Belichick has already said more positive things about Mike Vrabel in his one day as the Patriots’ head coach than he did about Jerod Mayo in a full year. Vrabel was officially introduced as the Patriots head coach on Monday at Gillette Stadium. He was hired Sunday morning.

It didn't take very long for the New England Patriots to identify their choice to be their next head coach and that man is former Patriot, Mike Vrabel.

Quick-hit thoughts and notes around the New England Patriots and NFL: 1. OC intrigue: In his first week as Patriots head coach, Mike Vrabel began meeting with members of the team's 2024 coaching staff and identifying coaches from other teams to interview.

Cleveland Browns (OC, OL) New England Patriots (HC) Mike Vrabel is returning to the Patriots, the same franchise he won three Super Bowls with as a player in the 2000s. Vrabel has been hired as ...