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

During his introductory press conference on Monday, the Akron, Ohio, native gave a shout out to Boston College football head coach Bill O’Brien and credited him for helping get him prepared to be a head coach in the NFL.

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,

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

Romeo Crennel coached Mike Vrabel in New England, and worked with him on Bill O'Brien's staff in Houston. He shares some interesting insights on the Patriots head coach.

Vrabel made his own path by first serving as a linebackers coach for Ohio State in 2011. He also worked as a defensive line coach for that program in 2012 and 2013 before taking his talents to to NFL, where he worked under Bill O’Brien with the Texans as the linebackers coach and defensive coordinator.

The Patriots love anything and everything that reminds them of their great triumphs in the first two decades of this century.

Josh McDaniels is the offensive coordinator of the New England Patriots once again. McDaniels has been hired by New England after interviewing with new head coach Mike Vrabel for the role on Tuesday.

Bill O'Brien wasn't a fan of the sports-radio discourse over Drake Maye's absence from Mike Vrabel's press conference.

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

We look at 11 coaches who could be fits to replace Jim Knowles including current staffers Matt Guerrieri and Tim Walton and other defensive coordinators around the nation.