Now, with O’Brien revitalizing BC and Vrabel looking to do the same with the Patriots, the area’s most prominent football teams are led by men who bonded in Foxborough.

The Patriots love anything and everything that reminds them of their great triumphs in the first two decades of this century.

During his introductory press conference on Monday, the Akron, Ohio, native gave a shout out to Boston College football head coach Bill O’Brien and credited him for helping get him prepared to be a head coach in the NFL.

Mike Vrabel spent Tuesday morning meeting with Eliot Wolf. How the Patriots head coach feels about his arrangement with Wolf.

Former Patriots QB Matt Cassel stressed that Mike Vrabel will be help stabilize New England's front office moving forward.

Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel will have a lot of say about his roster, but it sounds like Eliot Wolf will remain in charge of New England's front office.

Some of the legendary coaches' philosophies — including game plans, practice plans and training — have rubbed off on Vrabel.

Immediately after his press conference ended Monday, Vrabel didn’t greet his new boss, Robert Kraft, nor his wife, Jen. In fact, he walked past both of them to embrace two other people, David Andrews and Joe Cardona, team captains who had watched his press conference from the first row.

The Patriots have plenty of work this offseason following a tough 2024 campaign. Alongside Eliot Wolf and new front office member Ryan Cowden— whom Vrabel was able to poach from the New York Giants —New England and its new coach have nearly $130 million in cap space to work with to turn over the roster.

The new Patriots coach wants to “get rid of entitlement.” Sports reporter Khari A. Thompson predicts how the team could change.

Mike Vrabel was introduced as head coach of the New England Patriots on Monday, sharing his vision and path ahead for the organization.