Right off the bat, Vrabel was viewed as the favorite to end up being his replacement. In fact, the rumors about Vrabel started well before Mayo was actually fired. A new shocking

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

The Patriots will not get longtime assistant Mike Pellegrino back for the 2025 season. Pellegrino was part of two Super Bowl-winning teams.

Last season, the Patriots staff had first-timers at head coach (Mayo), offensive play caller (Alex Van Pelt), defensive coordinator/play caller (Covington), and offensive line coach (Scott Peters).

That included moving on from DeMarcus Covington, who served as the team's defensive coordinator in 2024. However, Covington has already found another job, as ESPN's Rob Demovsky reported Thursday that Covington is set to join the Green Bay Packers as their defensive line coach.

As the New England Patriots continue to overhaul their coaching staff starting off their 2025 offseason, some of the former members of the previous regime have

Speaking to Patriots.com, Mike Vrabel mapped out some of the plans that Josh McDaniels has for Drake Maye and the offense.

The latest class of new NFL head coaches includes a good mix of hot-shot young offensive coordinators and seasoned veterans who won big elsewhere.

Vrabel, Wolf and Cowden are part of the Patriots contingent down in Alabama this week for the Senior Bowl, where they will scout some of the top prospects in the 2025 NFL Draft. Getting on the same page and establishing what kind of culture the Patriots want to build will be crucial to this group’s success.

Brian Belichick would likely have an open invitation to join his father's staff at the University of North Carolina.

Dont'a Hightower is reportedly among the coaches leaving New England as Mike Vrabel builds up his Patriots staff.