Drake Maye and Mike Vrabel are already hitting it off. A late addition to the Pro Bowl games, Maye is down in Orlando this week and conducted his first interview since the season ended with Sirius XM. Since Maye last spoke publicly, Jerod Mayo was fired as Patriots coach and Vrabel was brought in to replace him.

Mike Vrabel's first offseason as head coach of the New England Patriots is in full swing, as the Pats are well represented at this week's Senior Bowl in Alabama.

Josh McDaniels is back for a third tour of duty as the Patriots' offensive coordinator, but there are a couple of big differences from his first two stints in New England.

Mike Vrabel interviewed with the Jets, but there was another team also looming to pursue him before the Patriots hired him.

Mike Vrabel joined the Patriots as head coach in a throwback to the Bill Belichick era. But his tenure won't involve Belichick's son, Brian.

Speaking on his podcast with Julian Edelman, Rob Gronkowski relayed a time where Mike Vrabel "outplayed" Bill Belichick as head coach.

The New England Patriots replaced one former linebacker with another as their head coach. After just one year under player-turned-coach Jerod Mayo, New England

Vrabel has a mix of experience and youth on his Patriots coaching staff, including Doug Marrone, Thomas Brown and Ashton Grant on offense.

According to Matt Zenitz of CBS Sports, the Patriots are “targeting” Colts’ assistant defensive backs coach Justin Hamilton for a role on the New England defensive staff. The #Patriots are targeting #Colts assistant defensive backs coach Justin Hamilton for a role on their defensive staff, sources tell me and @TomLoy247 for @CBSSports / @247Sports.

Patriots assistant coach Ben McAdoo is reportedly "expected" to to stay, though his role on Mike Vrbel's staff could change.

The short-term upside is that Milton performed well enough to make Jacoby Brissett expendable heading into 2025.