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# ...

Vrabel reunites with his former NFL team after more than a decade, taking over the helm of the organization for which he played eight years from 2001 to ‘08. During the presser,

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.

"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.

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

The New England Patriots officially hired Mike Vrabel as their next head coach on Sunday, bringing back one of the team's Hall of Famers and Super Bowl champions to lead the franchise. As Vrabel takes over for the storied franchise that has dominated 21st-century football, his former Patriots coach, Bill Belichick, has since reacted to the hiring.

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.

The final report card for the 2024 New England Patriots has finally arrived and the results are tremendously unrewarding. It started with three gut-crushing defeats in humiliating fashion but concluded with a victory against the Buffalo Bills in the comforts of Gillette Stadium.

New England Patriots director of skill development Joe Kim is moving on from the team for the 2025 season. ESPN’s Mike Reiss reported the news on Friday. Kim got his NFL start with the Cleveland Browns under Bill Belichick in 1992.

The Patriots are not winning games, but they are winning the battle for the hearts and minds of the sporting public. The Patriots get grace. The Red Sox get told to get a clue.