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

Former New England Patriots teammates of Mike Vrabel are happy that the team Hall of Famer will be returning to Foxborough as coach. Vrabel, a linebacker, joined the Patriots as a free agent in 2001 and stayed with the team through 2008.

After firing Jerod Mayo a week ago, the Patriots are hiring Mike Vrabel as the 16th head coach in franchise history.

Mike Vrabel is a professional American football ... he has guided and elevated many teams like Ohio State, the Houston Texans, and the Tennessee Titans. He also played football in the National ...

Mike Vrabel returns as the Patriots head coach, marking a rare moment for the former player. Let's revisit his legendary playing career.

Mike Vrabel has returned to the Patriots after agreeing Sunday on a multi-year contract to become their new head coach, sources told ESPN.

The New England Patriots have hired Mike Vrabel as their head coach. The move comes after Patriots owner Robert Kraft fired Jerod Mayo after the team’s season finale victory over the Buffalo Bills to finish 4-13 in his lone season as coach.

The Patriots are hiring former player Mike Vrabel as their next head coach, the team announced Sunday. Read more on Boston.com.

"I want to galvanize our football team. I want to galvanize this building. I want to galvanize our fans," he said.

While the New England Patriots are focused on building a staff around new head coach Mike Vrabel, the NFL playoffs are down to eight teams. Four of those will take the field on Saturday for the first two games of the divisional round.

The New York Jets interviewed Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores for their head coach vacancy. Flores is the 13th coaching candidate to meet with the Jets. The 43-year-old Flores