An NFL insider revealed why the Las Vegas Raiders didn't even interview Mike Vrabel for their head coaching vacancy. Vrabel agreed to become the next head coach of the New England Patriots on Sunday.

It doesn’t sound like Josh McDaniels is not on the short list for Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel’s next offensive coordinator.

New Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel has confirmed that he's considering hiring Josh McDaniels as his offensive coordinator, but he says there are lots of other candidates for the job as well.

“There is buzz in some coaching circles that Josh McDaniels could be a prime candidate to be Vrabel's offensive coordinator. That would be quite the nostalgia tandem, and though McDaniels is a two-time failed head coach, no one disputes his coordinator chops,” Jeremy Fowler reported.

Kelly and Vrabel also have history. They both served as members of Bill O’Brien’s staff with the Houston Texans. Kelly rose up the ranks to offensive coordinator there and survived O’Brien’s firing but not David Culley’s a year later. Vrabel hired him in Tennessee, where he served as passing game coordinator in 2022 and OC in 2023.

Newly hired New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel is still figuring out his coaching staff, but he confirmed that a familiar face is

Now that the Patriots have found their head coach in Mike Vrabel, Rob Gronkowski thinks his first hire should be a familiar face.

New England Patriots coach Mike Vrabel is beginning to build the coaching staff. While there’s no clear timeline for finalizing the staff, Vrabel did indicate that former longtime Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels was on his list of candidates.

Mike Vrabel admitted Tuesday that Josh McDaniels is on a "long list" of potential offensive coordinator candidates for the Patriots.

Mike Vrabel has begun the process of assembling a coaching staff with the New England Patriots, and he has confirmed that he has interest in at least one high-profile offensive coordinator candidate.