Mike Vrabel's first offseason as head coach of the New England Patriots is in full swing, as the Pats are well represented at this week's Senior Bowl in Alabama.

New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel has made his second big hire, snagging another former Detroit Lions coach for his defensive coordinator.

The safeties coach — and son of Bill Belichick — won’t return in 2025, according to ESPN’s Mike Reiss. Belichick started his career as a scouting assistant in 2016 and flipped to coaching in New England the next season. He started as a defensive coaching assistant (2017-19) and rose to safeties coach (2020-24).

Things could change drastically for the New England Patriots, but it seems Mike Vrabel, alongside Terrell Williams, will implement a tried-and-true defensive plan for the team that has already been proven to work.

New England Patriots legendary coach Bill Belichick had his own right-hand man, whose official title was “Director of Football Research,” but who advised Belichick closely on every aspect of football from in-game management to roster construction.

Former Patriots QB Matt Cassel, who works as a college football analyst for NBC, targets a few wide receiver prospects he sees as fits for the Patriots.

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

Under Covington and Jerod Mayo, the Patriots defense regressed mightily in 2024. They finished 22nd in both total defense and scoring defense, and the scoring defense mark was New England’s worst since 1995. Bill Belichick’s teams never finished lower than 17th.

Bill Belichick has been adamant throughout the years that players win championships. With that in mind, Belichick suggested that the Lombardi Trophy be renamed after Tom Brady. After all, the

A day after Brian Belichick departed, Mike Vrabel is hiring a veteran safeties coach who worked with him in Tennessee

As the Houston Texans try to keep wide receiver Stefon Diggs around the program for another season, 31 other teams could try to pry him away. Despite a strong first season working with C.J. Stroud, Diggs has a market.

In his absence, New England rookie Drake Maye has been selected to join the roster in representing the AFC according to NFL insider Ari Meirov. "Drake Maye is replacing Josh Allen, who opted out of the Pro Bowl," Meirov said on X.