A large portion of the New England Patriots fandom is thrilled to welcome back Mike Vrabel. The team’s new head coach won three Super Bowls and enjoyed the best years of his career with the Foxborough-based franchise.

“People that have helped shape me, from John Cooper, Bill Cowher, John Mitchell ... before going to the Tennessee Titans to serve as the head coach from 2018-23. O’Brien was the head coach for Houston during that time. During his time with Tennessee ...

Now, with O’Brien revitalizing BC and Vrabel looking to do the same with the Patriots, the area’s most prominent football teams are led by men who bonded in Foxborough.

Former Tennessee Titans coach Mike Vrabel is a head coach again in the ... Vrabel jumped back to the NFL to work on the Houston Texans staff with fellow Belichick disciple, Bill O'Brien. Three years as a position coach later, Vrabel had been promoted ...

The Patriots turned to Vrabel after their quick coaching search wrapped up just seven days after the team fired Jerod Mayo.

Former Tennessee Titans coach Mike Vrabel is a head coach ... on the Houston Texans staff with fellow Belichick disciple, Bill O'Brien. Three years as a position coach later, Vrabel had been ...

“People that have helped shape me, from John Cooper, Bill Cowher ... before going to the Tennessee Titans to serve as the head coach from 2018-23. O’Brien was the head coach for Houston ...

A coaching journey he needed to take, and the former star linebacker uniquely suited to put a faltering franchise back on track.

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

Boston College head coach Bill O'Brien has some fun with new Patriots HC Mike Vrabel during WEEI's 'The Greg Hill Show'

Our look at some of the likely candidates to become the Patriots' next offensive and defensive coordinators includes familiar faces.

A former linebacker and Super Bowl champion under Bill Belichick, Vrabel said he felt the move back to Foxborough was right "in his soul." Vrabel previously coached the Tennessee Titans ... from Belichick to Bill O'Brien, who made him a linebackers coach ...