The New England Patriots plan to interview Mike Vrabel for their vacant head coach position on Thursday, according to NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport. Vrabel was most recently a coaching and personnel consultant for the Cleveland Browns this past season. He was the head coach of the Tennessee Titans from 2018-2023.

As expected, the New England Patriots will interview Mike Vrabel for their head-coaching vacancy this week, according to Mark Daniels of Mass Live. Vrabel, a Patriots Hall of Famer and three-time Super Bowl champ as a player,

The New England Patriots are interviewing former Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich as a head coaching candidate, The Athletic's

The Chicago Bears will conduct a formal interview with former Tennessee Titans head coach Mike Vrabel on Wednesday as part of their coaching search,

Former Tennessee Titans head coach Mike Vrabel visited the New York Jets over the weekend, and it could have been in part to put pressure on the New England Patriots, according to CBS Sports’ Aditi Kinkhabwala.

The New England Patriots have been conducting a very fast-paced coaching search so far after moving on from Jerod Mayo. They have already interviewed a couple of candidates, but have two more huge interviews coming.

Breer directly noted the Patriots could've run "a sham interview process" simply because they are "desperate" to get to Vrabel, who has attracted interest from several other clubs and could be hired at any time. Additionally, Fox Sports NFL insider Jordan Schultz accused the Patriots of "blatantly" sidestepping the Rooney Rule:

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The Chicago Bears now turn their focus toward a coaching search that will be one of the most significant processes in team history.