It's never too late to come home. The New England Patriots announced Sunday they are making Mike Vrabel their next head coach with ESPN's Adam

The New England Patriots have hired Mike Vrabel as their next 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.

Vrabel comes aboard after the Patriots decided to fire fellow former linebacker turned coach Jerod Mayo after just one season on the job. Mayo was owner Robert Kraft's hand-picked successor to Bill Belichick -- who parted ways with the organization after the 2023 season -- but his first year with the team was marred by a 4-13 record and,