It was expected that Vrabel would land a coaching job with one of the teams looking for a new coach and some had speculated that his connection to the Patriots would make him a fit to take over.

Mike Vrabel was the obvious choice for the Patriots, but how his run with the franchise goes could depend on how personnel choices are made. Sports newsletter 🏈's best, via 📧 Studio IX 🏀 ...

Teams take on the personality of their coach. Mike Vrabel is shaping, molding, and refining the rebirth of the Patriots in his bootstraps, never-back-down image.