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

Former Buccaneers OC Byron Leftwich is still looking to return to coaching in the NFL and has had two interviews so far this offseason. He interviewed for the Patriots head coaching job before they hired Mike Vrabel and has also interviewed for the Seahawks’ offensive coordinator position.

Mike Vrabel was the top head coaching candidate in the 2025 cycle and for good reason. After a 14-year NFL career that saw him win three Super Bowls, make a Pro Bowl and be selected to an All-Pro team,

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

The New England Patriots recently hired Mike Vrabel as their next head coach ... Kraft interviewed two black candidates, specifically Pep Hamilton and Byron Leftwich, before proceeding to hire Vrabel. The former Tennessee Titans coach was rumored to ...

The search continued with an interview with former Tampa Bay Buccaneers assistant Byron Leftwich ... Before the Patriots hired Mike Vrabel as Jerod Mayo's successor, they showed significant interest in Leftwich for the job. With the Buccaneers, Leftwich ...

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

Hank Fraley was 1 of 3 coaches to get 2nd, in-person interviews with Seattle in the last week. Why he’s staying with the Lions.

Just one year after the Patriots promoted Jerod Mayo to head coach, they were already looking for his successor: Mayo was fired shortly after his team’s 4-13 season concluded, making him just the second head coach in franchise history to go one-and-done.

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The NFL’s Rooney Rule is a worthy idea clumsily executed. Established in 2003 and tweaked in 2021, it requires teams to interview at least two minority candidates in person before they are permitted to hire a head coach.

The recruitment of Liam Coen by the Jaguars really does seem like a Coen brothers film. Beyond the impact of an unenforceable side deal that his new contract with the Buccaneers was contingent on Coen not going to Jacksonville for an in-person interview, the Jaguars benefited from Coen making a secret trip to Duval County.