The Patriots moved quickly on their head coaching search and on Sunday announced they have hired Mike Vrabel as the organization’s next head coach.
Vrabel was the favorite for the job as soon as Jerod Mayo was let go in the hours following the season finale, and things progressed in a hurry.
You probably know plenty about Vrabel the player, a three-time Super Bowl champion in Foxborough as a key part of New England’s vaunted linebacking corps alongside Willie McGinest and Tedy Bruschi (and an occasional goal-line target for Tom Brady).