Will the band reunite in New England?
Newly hired Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel interviewed Josh McDaniels on Tuesday for the team’s offensive coordinator vacancy, Fox Sports’ Jordan Schultz reports.
McDaniels was New England’s offensive coordinator under Bill Belichick for 13 seasons, split between two stints, and before that was an assistant coach under Belichick for five years. Vrabel played linebacker for eight seasons in New England (2001-2008) while McDaniels was on the staff.
Vrabel is back as coach, a season removed from being fired by the Tennessee Titans, and is looking forward to a familiar face as he thinks about his new staff. Vrabel spent the 2024 season as a consultant with the Browns after the Titans fired him last offseason. The Patriots made him the first coach off the market in the current offseason coaching cycle.