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.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Mike Vrabel is the new head coach of the New England Patriots, replacing Jarod Mayo who was fired after one season on the job. The Patriots hope that this time they have the right man to wear the hoodie.

Head coach Mike Vrabel isn't interested in comparisons between himself and New England Patriots legend Bill Belichick. "I'm not Bill (Belichick)," Vrabel

On Monday, the New England Patriots introduced Mike Vrabel as the 16th head coach in franchise history, as he replaces Jerod Mayo after just one season. With Vrabel taking over, he'll be the third different coach to lead the organization over the last three years after Mayo and Bill Belichick were both let go after 4-13 records.

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.

The roster rebuild appears it will be handled in tandem with general manager Eliot Wolf who managed to stay on the disappointment of 2024.

"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.

North Carolina coach Bill Belichick had high praise for newly-hired New England Patriots coach Mike Vrabel, when appearing on “The Pat McAfee Show” on Monday. The Patriots hired Vrabel as their head coach on Sunday, a full week after firing Jerod Mayo.

After a brief and failed attempt to ignite a new era of New England Patriots dominance after the firing of legendary, six-time Super Bowl winning coach Bill Belichick — an attempt that ended with a dismal 4-13 record in 2024 and the firing of Belichick’s replacement,

Bill Belichick expects Mike Vrabel to succeed with the New England Patriots. The legendary former Pats' coach and current head honcho for North

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.