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.

The Patriots spent Tuesday interviewing Chicago Bears interim coach Thomas Brown for their vacant post, MassLive confirmed. Brown was first promoted to offensive coordinator when the Bears fired Shane Waldron, and later was named interim head coach after Matt Eberflus was let go.

TV's Dan Roche Sunday morning that the Patriots have hired Vrabel. The Patriots later confirmed the news on social media. Vrabel will be introduced as hea

The New England Patriots have found their next head coach. And it's a familiar face. The club has hired Mike Vrabel, who won three Super Bowl championships with the franchise as a player, to lead the organization as its head coach going forward according to CBS Sports NFL insider Jonathan Jones and later made official by the Patriots.

The New England Patriots have hired their former player, Mike Vrabel, as their new head coach, the team announced on Sunday.

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.

The New England Patriots have hired Mike Vrabel as their 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.

It's the dawn of a new era at 1 Patriots Place, where the club introduced Mike Vrabel as the 16th head coach in franchise history on Monday. This comes after a quick interview process conducted by the organization,

Former Tennessee Titans coach Mike Vrabel interviewed with the New England Patriots for the team's head coach opening, the Patriots announced Thursday.

Linebacker-turned-coach Mike Vrabel, who was inducted into the New England Patriots Hall of Fame in 2023, will be coming back to lead the Patriots, the team announced on social media Sunday morning.

Former New England Patriots linebacker Mike Vrabel has been hired as the team's new head coach, the team said Sunday morning. In a post on X, the New England Patriots said Vrabel is returning as their 16th head coach in franchise history.