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

The fact that Vrabel was available made the best choice an easy one. Kraft hasn’t run an actual coaching search since 1997 when he hired Pete Carroll. The two hires that followed — Bill Belichick in 2000 and Jerod Mayo last year — were both examples of Kraft selecting people who he already knew, liked and trusted.

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

The Dallas Cowboys were reportedly among the teams interested in Mike Vrabel before he became head coach of the New England Patriots. According to

Mike Vrabel is now the 16 th head coach in New England Patriots history and his appointment comes less than a year after Jerod Mayo was introduced. Mayo, owner Robert Kraft’s handpicked choice as coach, led the Patriots to a 4-13 season and was fired ...

The New England Patriots recently hired Mike Vrabel as their next head coach ... He did not like the approach Patriots owner Robert Kraft took in the hiring process. Kraft interviewed two black candidates, specifically Pep Hamilton and Byron Leftwich ...

You never want to be the guy who replaces a legend. Phil Bengston was a defensive genius. His guidance helped the Green Bay Packers dominate the NFL during the 1960s. But Phil is best remembered,

FOXBOROUGH — Mike Vrabel still has plenty to sort out in his new role as Patriots coach, but he already has a vision for his program. “I want to galvanize our football team,” Vrabel said Monday at Gillette Stadium. “I want to galvanize this building. I want to galvanize our fans.”

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones reportedly cost himself the chance to hire a top NFL head coach with a bizarre decisino.

Did Dallas Cowboys owners Jerry and Stephen Jones give a serious thought to hiring Mike Vrabel before he achieved his destiny and became head coach of the New England Patriots?

Breaking news from Foxborough: Josh McDaniels is returning for a third stint as offensive coordinator for the New England Patriots under new head coach Mike Vrabel.