The Buffalo Bills have been dealt another blow following their AFC Championship loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, with assistant coach Scott Booker following Mike Vrabel to the New England Patriots
Mike Vrabel is adding another veteran coach to his offensive staff. According to a source, the Patriots are hiring former NFL head coach, offensive coordinator, and veteran offensive line coach Doug Marrone. The 60-year-old coach is best known for being a head coach with the Buffalo Bills (2013-2014) and Jacksonville Jaguars (2016-2020).
The Patriots added a defensive backs coach to Mike Vrabel’s staff Wednesday, following the departures of cornerbacks coach Mike Pellegrino and safeties coach Brian Belichick on Tuesday.
Vrabel has a mix of experience and youth on his Patriots coaching staff, including Doug Marrone, Thomas Brown and Ashton Grant on offense.
A coaching journey he needed to take, and the former star linebacker uniquely suited to put a faltering franchise back on track.
He will try to become the fourth quarterback to win the NFL’s ultimate prize as a starting quarterback after losing his first Super Bowl start.
Jalen Hurts bucked decades of history just by getting back to the Super Bowl after losing his first trip there as a starting quarterback.
The wounds from the AFC Championship Game are still healing, but a fresh one has opened. It's not every day that one of your coaches decides to take an opportunity with a division rival that has tormented your franchise for decades,
There are just two teams left playing football. The Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs are going to square off against the Super Bowl LIX on Feb. 9.
The Miami Dolphins will be facing two new head coaches in the AFC East in the 2025 season: the New England Patriots' Mike Vrabel and New York Jets' Aaron Glenn. Interestingly, both coaches are former players for the respective teams that hired them.
It looks like the former Cowboys coach will be following in the footsteps of previous high-profile sideline bosses, clearing the way for one of his protege.