New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel has made his second big hire, snagging another former Detroit Lions coach for his defensive coordinator.

FOXBOROUGH — Mike Vrabel won three Super Bowl rings as a player for the Patriots. None of those were on his fingers on Monday afternoon at Gillette Stadium.

New England Patriots fans said Monday that they were looking forward to seeing Mike Vrabel as head coach of the team.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The New England Patriots on Monday introduced Mike Vrabel as the team’s new head coach. 0 seconds of 0 secondsVolume 90% Next Up Washington Bridge inspection: Southern span in 'fair' condition 00:25 00:00 New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft introduced Mike Vrabel as the team's new head coach.

Jeremy Springer isn’t the only Patriots special teams coach from the 2024 team that’s sticking around. Springer’s assistant, Tom Quinn, will be back in Foxborough, too. It’s not terribly surprising given Quinn was one of Mike Vrabel’s special teams coaches with the Titans,

New England Patriots legendary coach Bill Belichick had his own right-hand man, whose official title was “Director of Football Research,” but who advised Belichick closely on every aspect of football from in-game management to roster construction.

NFL playing career as an assistant coach at Ohio State in 2011, he had thoughts of one day returning to the New England Patriots.

Breaking news from Foxborough: Josh McDaniels is returning for a third stint as offensive coordinator for the New England Patriots under new head coach Mike Vrabel.

The Patriots are expected to hire Josh McDaniels as their offensive coordinator for a third time, sources confirmed to ESPN. New England is also set to name Lions assistant Terrell Williams as defensive coordinator,

When Vrabel was named Titans head coach in 2018, he hired Williams to coach the defensive line, and by 2023 named him assistant head coach and had him serve as head coach of the team's preseason opener. Vrabel cited Williams' ability to "reach every player" across the roster -- including offense.

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