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.

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.

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.

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

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.

Patriots' quarterback Drake Maye made a moment that an Army veteran will never forget when it comes to being part of Super Bowl 59.

Josh McDaniels is joining Vrabel’s coaching staff as New England’s offensive coordinator, according to multiple sources. A six-time Super Bowl champion as an assistant coach, McDaniels is best known as Bill Belichick’s longtime offensive playcaller.

The countdown to Super Bowl LIX is on and talkSPORT.com will keep you up to date with all the news from around the league. The race to New Orleans on February 9 has reached its final conclusion.

Minute-by-minute, story-by-story, we will report on what's going on here inside The Star and around the NFL in our Cowboys Coaching Carousel.

Ben Johnson made a quick decision. Aaron Glenn could be next. With Johnson heading to Chicago and Mike Vrabel already in New England, five head coaching vacancies remain. The Jets, Saints,