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Mike Vrabel, Three-Time Super Bowl Winner, Returns to Patriots as Head Coach on Multi-Year Deal

Jan 12, 2025, 12:03 PM

The New England Patriots have officially hired Mike Vrabel as their new head coach on a multi-year agreement, marking a significant homecoming for the former linebacker who won three Super Bowls with the team. Vrabel, who was inducted into the Patriots Hall of Fame in 2023, returns to New England after a successful six-season tenure as head coach of the Tennessee Titans, where he posted a 54-45 record and led the team to three playoff appearances. His hiring follows the dismissal of Jerod Mayo after a disappointing 4-13 season in 2024. Vrabel, the seventh individual to become head coach for a franchise he once helped win a Super Bowl as a player, is seen as a strategic move to revitalize the Patriots, who have struggled since the departure of Bill Belichick and are looking to build around young quarterback Drake Maye.