A large portion of the New England Patriots fandom is thrilled to welcome back Mike Vrabel. The team’s new head coach won three Super Bowls and enjoyed the best years of his career with the Foxborough-based franchise.

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.

“People that have helped shape me, from John Cooper, Bill Cowher, John Mitchell ... before going to the Tennessee Titans to serve as the head coach from 2018-23. O’Brien was the head coach for Houston during that time. During his time with Tennessee ...

Former Tennessee Titans coach Mike Vrabel is a head coach again in the ... Vrabel jumped back to the NFL to work on the Houston Texans staff with fellow Belichick disciple, Bill O'Brien. Three years as a position coach later, Vrabel had been promoted ...

Former Tennessee Titans head coach Mike Vrabel could get ... AFC South rival Houston Texans as a linebackers coach under Bill O'Brien and one year as the team's defensive coordinator.

Former Tennessee Titans coach Mike Vrabel is a head coach ... on the Houston Texans staff with fellow Belichick disciple, Bill O'Brien. Three years as a position coach later, Vrabel had been ...

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.

Chip Kelly has been preparing his high-powered Ohio State offense to face Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff National Championship, and the work he has done with the Buckeyes could lead to interest from at least one NFL team.

The Patriots haven't announced if DeMarcus Covington is staying, but it appears they're moving on at defensive coordinator. The post Who people around NFL reportedly think Mike Vrabel’s ‘ideal’ defensive coordinator is for Patriots appeared first on Boston.

Vrabel said on sports radio WEEI that he has a "long list" and confirmed it includes former Las Vegas Raiders head coach and Patriots coordinator Josh McDaniels, who still lives in the region and last worked with the Patriots in 2021 when he worked wonders with then-rookie Mac Jones.

NFL fans might remember when Deshaun Watson met Patrick Mahomes in the divisional round in the 2020 playoffs. That matchup, like Saturday's, was at Arrowhead, with the Chiefs coming off a bye and Houston coming off a home win. The Texans had just come back to defeat Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills in an overtime thriller in the wild-card round.