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

Mike Vrabel, former Patriots linebacker and Tennessee Titans head coach, has been tabbed to take the reins from Bill Belichick’s original successor, Jerod Mayo. Reports of this deal broke an arduous standoff that finally gives a rudderless New England a coach after nearly six full days without one.

Mike Vrabel's year of not being an NFL head coach ended Sunday with the former New England Patriots linebacker on his way to a familiar place.

After trying to move on from the Bill Belichick era, the Patriots are now going right back to a successor much more like him.

As a player, Vrabel won three Super Bowl titles, excelling at outside linebacker and moonlighting as a tight end. Vrabel was inducted into the Patriots Hall of Fame during the 2023 season, and reportedly ruffled some feathers in Tennessee while he attended the ceremony during the Titans bye week.

Former Tennessee Titans head coach Mike Vrabel has been named the new head coach for the New England Patriots.

Former Tennessee Titans coach Mike Vrabel is a head coach again in the ... Vrabel created a bit of a stir for complimenting Patriots owner Robert Kraft and his operation during the induction. The Patriots finished 2024 with a 4-13 record and dismissed ...

Vrabel created a bit of a stir for complimenting Patriots owner Robert Kraft and his operation during the induction. All things Titans: Latest Tennessee Titans news, schedule, roster, stats ...

Former Tennessee Titans coach Mike Vrabel is heading back to New England to be the next coach of the Patriots, where he'll play vs the Titans in 2025.

A coaching journey he needed to take, and the former star linebacker uniquely suited to put a faltering franchise back on track.

In this week’s Sunday 7, WEEI’s Nick “Fitzy” Stevens reacts to the New England Patriots’ Mike Vrabel hire, their coordinator search, a massive upcoming offseason, and the Divisional Round of the NFL playoffs.

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.