Mike Vrabel was believed to be a candidate for the Las Vegas Raiders’ vacant head coaching job. However, he was never interviewed by the organization because he reportedly told his former teammate—and Raiders minority owner—Tom Brady that he was going to New England, per NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero.

Some wondered whether Eliot Wolf's days might be numbered upon Mike Vrabel's hiring. That doesn't seem to be the case though, as the Patriot coach said all of the right things regarding Wolf during an appearance on WEEI.

Mike Vrabel is now the 16 th head coach in New England Patriots ... Patriots officials also met (virtually) with Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson on Friday, but Vrabel was officially announced as coach by the club just 48 hours later.

When the NFL regular season comes to a close, it sends the head-coaching carousel into high gear. The 2025 cycle is in full swing and began with six openings across the NFL. One of those has since been filled with the New England Patriots hiring Mike Vrabel to lead the franchise after moving on from Jerod Mayo after one season.

Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson and former Tennessee Titans head coach Mike Vrabel have dominated headlines as coaching candidates in the NFL, and the Chicago Bears have been ...

Mike Vrabel is heading to the New England Patriots, which drops them out of the running for Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson.

A familiar name interviewed Thursday for the New England Patriots head coaching job: former player Mike Vrabel.

After firing Jerod Mayo a week ago, the Patriots are hiring Mike Vrabel as the 16th head coach in franchise history.

The New England Patriots have hired Mike Vrabel as their head coach. The team announced the hiring Sunday morning, a week after Patriots owner Robert Kraft fired Jerod Mayo following the team’s season-ending victory over the Buffalo Bills.

The New England Patriots will introduce Mike Vrabel as their new head coach at 12 p.m. ET on Monday, per a post on the team’s social media account.

The New England Patriots hired Mike Vrabel to become their next head coach one week after firing Jerod Mayo, who served in the position for one season.