Mike Vrabel was viewed as a hot commodity during this latest NFL coaching cycle.
But even with his impressive resume during his time as Titans head coach, Vrabel reportedly told several teams to not bother with a thorough interview process with them — especially with New England opening up their head-coaching position.
The Raiders felt like another potential fit for Vrabel after firing head coach Antonio Pierce, given Vrabel’s evident ties with Las Vegas minority owner Tom Brady.
But the Raiders were on of the few teams with a coaching vacancy to not schedule an interview with Vrabel before he took the job in New England.