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

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The Houston Texans secured a 10-7 record on the regular season after a surefire 32-14 win over the Tennessee Ti

Welker was teammates with Vrabel for two seasons (2007-2008). He also overlapped on the Texans staff for one season (2017). The former Patriots receiver coached wideouts in San Francisco (2019-2021) and recently in Miami (2022-2024) where he was also the ‘pass game specialist.’ Welker was fired by the Dolphins on Jan. 10.

Jerod Mayo lasted exactly one season in Bill Belichick’s legendary shoes. Hours after winning just their fourth game of the season, Mayo was fired from the coaching job in New England. So, who’s going to take over the reins of the Pats from Mayo?

The New England Patriots are following the same path as the Houston Texans in 2022 after losing the No. 1 overall pick.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — When Robert Kraft hired Jerod Mayo a year ago, he felt he’d identified the right person to follow the championship legacy left by Bill Belichick. In hindsight, Kraft now believes Mayo wasn’t quite ready to be an NFL head coach.