Arizona Cardinals offensive coordinator Drew Petzking was also reportedly up first for a virtual interview Wednesday.

Will Josh McDaniels, Wes Welker and Bryan Cox return? Here's a look at who might be Vrabel's assistant coaches.

The Pats were thought to be rebuilding a few years ago. Looking back on it, from Tom Brady's exit to Jerod Mayo's, they were falling apart.

Mike Vrabel made a triumphant return to New England as head coach of the Patriots on Monday. A former linebacker and Super Bowl champion under Bill Belichick, Vrabel said he felt the move back to Foxborough, Mass., was right "in his soul." Vrabel previously coached the Tennessee Titans and spent last season as a consultant for the Cleveland Browns.

As a former player, coach Mike Vrabel always had connections to the New England Patriots organization, and that was probably enough to get him a coaching job with the team earlier. However, he felt a need to leave New England and build his own path to an eventual

New England Patriots fans are welcoming back Mike Vrabel, a former player who has been hired as the team's new head coach. We asked fans in Boston about the game plan they would suggest to Vrabel as he takes the helm.

Mayo as well as defensive assistant Keith Jones — but more moves are expected to follow under new HC Mike Vrabel. What will they look like, though? That is anybody’s guess at this point in time. For now,