Last week, the New England Patriots officially hired Mike Vrabel to be the 16th head coach in their franchise's history, just a week after firing Jerod Mayo. With that change, Vrabel will have the ability to hire his own coaches to work under him,
Mike Vrabel interviewed with the Jets, but there was another team also looming to pursue him before the Patriots hired him.
According to a team release, the Cincinnati Bengals have brought Patriots' offensive line coach Scott Peters onto their staff, along with assistant offensive line coach Michael McCarthy — effectively leaving two more vacancies on New England's offensive staff.
A few weeks back, right after the NFL season ended, the Dallas Cowboys announced that they were getting rid of their head coach, Mike McCarthy. Prior to joining the Cowboys, McCarthy was coach of the Green Bay Packers, where he won a Super Bowl. He was brought to Dallas to do the same.
The Dallas Cowboys were reportedly among the teams interested in Mike Vrabel before he became head coach of the New England Patriots. According to
Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker issued a statement Thursday, denying allegations made against him for alleged sexual misconduct while visiting several massage studios. The NFL plans to look into the matter.
Eagles offensive coordinator Kellen Moore appears to be a leading candidate for the job after his interview on Monday. The Saints can't hire Moore until after the Super Bowl on Feb. 9 is complete.
For some of those teams, that will involve finding new head coaches and/or General Managers. Three teams fired their head coaches during the season and two more have been dispatched as of 9 a.m. ET on January 6.
Patterson spent four years at FAMU, the first three under new Florida International University head coach Willie Simmons. He was the co-defensive coordinator on the 2023 team that won the HBCU national title along with Ryan Smith.
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