If Mike Vrabel returns the Patriots to their winning ways, he'd be bucking a trend among Super Bowl-winning players who became head coaches.

Mike Vrabel is entrusting a familiar face with the keys to the Patriots offense. Josh McDaniels is joining Vrabel’s coaching staff as New England’s offensive coordinator, according to Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network.

Mike Vrabel taking over as head coach makes the New England Patriots signing Super Bowl-winning LG Trey Smith "inevitable" in free agency.

As of January 2025, Mike Vrabel has never led any team to the Super Bowl as their head coach. However, in his career as a football player, he won three Super Bowls with the New England Patriots.

After a brief and failed attempt to ignite a new era of New England Patriots dominance after the firing of legendary, six-time Super Bowl winning coach Bill Belichick — an attempt that ended with a dismal 4-13 record in 2024 and the firing of Belichick’s replacement,

Mike Vrabel got the call from the Patriots that the team was trading him to the Kansas City Chiefs. Eight years of service in New England, with three titles, and the linebacker was out of there a year too early perhaps rather than a year too late like so many others who played for that team under Bill Belichick.

Ex-Patriot and former Titans CB provides the lowdown on Mike Vrabel as a head coach and why he's the 'perfect fit' for the Patriots.

Romeo Crennel coached Mike Vrabel in New England, and worked with him on Bill O'Brien's staff in Houston. He shares some interesting insights on the Patriots head coach.

Here's a look back at Mike Vrabel’s Patriots playing career, from defensive dominance to Super Bowl scores. Read more on Boston.com.

Super Bowl champion Ryan Clark blasted the New England Patriots on "Inside the NFL" for how they complied with the NFL's Rooney Rule when they hired Mike Vrabel.

Vrabel wasn't interested in the good old days on Monday. “The banners that hang in our stadium, they’re not going to help us win,” he said.