Count Julian Edelman and Rob Gronkowski among those excited to see Mike Vrabel join the New England Patriots as their next head coach. Speaking on their Dudes on Dudes podcast, the two former Patriots standouts and future franchise Hall of Famers reacted to the news of Vrabel — himself a Patriots Hall of Famer — returning to New England.

Rob Gronkowski and Julian Edelman gave a big endorsement of recently-hired New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel on Thursday. They also agreed on what he needs to do first with the franchise. During an episode of their podcast Dudes on Dudes,

Now that the Patriots have found their head coach in Mike Vrabel, Rob Gronkowski thinks his first hire should be a familiar face.