The New England Patriots have started the search for their new offensive coordinator. Ian Rapoport reports that the Patriots spent Tuesday interviewed Chicago Bears interim coach and offensive coordinator Thomas Brown for their open offensive coordinator job.

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

The New England Patriots are reportedly moving forward in negotiations with Mike Vrabel to become their next head coach, signaling a potential return to the franchise where he once thrived as a player.

It was always Mike Vrabel. The Patriots are hiring their former Super Bowl-winning linebacker as their next head coach, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero reported Sunday.

As a former player, coach Mike Vrabel always had connections to the New England Patriots organization, and that was probably enough to get him a coaching job with the team earlier. However, he felt a need to leave New England and build his own path to an eventual

Who will Mike Vrabel add to his Patriots coaching staff? Here's an updated look at interviews for New England's coordinator positions and more.

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Mayo as well as defensive assistant Keith Jones — but more moves are expected to follow under new HC Mike Vrabel. What will they look like, though? That is anybody’s guess at this point in time. For now,