The new head coach of the New England Patriots, Mike Vrabel, will face a wide array of significant challenges as he tries to restore the once-dominant franchise to contender status in the AFC following back-to-back 4-13 seasons.

The New England Patriots have hired their former player, Mike Vrabel, as their new head coach, the team announced on Sunday.

It's the dawn of a new era at 1 Patriots Place, where the club introduced Mike Vrabel as the 16th head coach in franchise history on Monday. This comes after a quick interview process conducted by the organization,

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.

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.

New head coach Mike Vrabel seemed very self-aware in his assessment of the Patriots’ roster Monday during his introductory press conference, questioning if the team is good enough to take advantage of “bad football.

Josh McDaniels and Mike Vrabel were together on what came close to being regarded as the NFL's best team of all-time.