Our look at some of the likely candidates to become the Patriots' next offensive and defensive coordinators includes familiar faces.

Former New England Patriots teammates of Mike Vrabel are happy that the team Hall of Famer will be returning to Foxborough as coach. Vrabel, a linebacker, joined the Patriots as a free agent in 2001 and stayed with the team through 2008.

After firing Jerod Mayo a week ago, the Patriots are hiring Mike Vrabel as the 16th head coach in franchise history.

Mike Vrabel is a professional American football ... he has guided and elevated many teams like Ohio State, the Houston Texans, and the Tennessee Titans. He also played football in the National ...

Mike Vrabel returns as the Patriots head coach, marking a rare moment for the former player. Let's revisit his legendary playing career.

"I want to galvanize our football team. I want to galvanize this building. I want to galvanize our fans," he said.

The New England Patriots have hired Mike Vrabel as their head coach. The move comes after Patriots owner Robert Kraft fired Jerod Mayo after the team’s season finale victory over the Buffalo Bills to finish 4-13 in his lone season as coach.

The Patriots are hiring former player Mike Vrabel as their next head coach, the team announced Sunday. Read more on Boston.com.

Mike Vrabel made a triumphant return to New England as head coach of the Patriots on Monday. A former linebacker and Super Bowl champion under Bill Belichick, Vrabel said he felt the move back to Foxborough was right "in his soul.

The New England Patriots have found their next head coach. And it's a familiar face. The club has hired Mike Vrabel, who won three Super Bowl championships with the franchise as a player, to lead the organization as its head coach going forward according to CBS Sports NFL insider Jonathan Jones and later made official by the Patriots.

Will Josh McDaniels, Wes Welker and Bryan Cox return? Here's a look at who might be Vrabel's assistant coaches.