Bill O'Brien wasn't a fan of the sports-radio discourse over Drake Maye's absence from Mike Vrabel's press conference.

A large portion of the New England Patriots fandom is thrilled to welcome back Mike Vrabel. The team’s new head coach won three Super Bowls and enjoyed the best years of his career with the Foxborough-based franchise.

"I want to galvanize our football team. I want to galvanize this building. I want to galvanize our fans," he said.

Now, with O’Brien revitalizing BC and Vrabel looking to do the same with the Patriots, the area’s most prominent football teams are led by men who bonded in Foxborough.

On Sunday, Robert Kraft hired Mike Vrabel to be the 16th head coach in franchise history, according to multiple sources. Vrabel, 49, returns to a place where he played for eight seasons under Bill Belichick, won three Super Bowls, was voted an All-Pro and became a Patriots Hall of Famer.

After a wild card weekend with a few surprises and a bunch of blowouts, the NFL playoffs move to the divisional round with

Boston sports talk host Michael Felger doesn’t care if Drake Maye was getting engaged in Mexico. He’s still ripping the New England Patriots quarterback for missing Mike Vrabel’s introductory press conference.

Romeo Crennel coached Mike Vrabel in New England, and worked with him on Bill O'Brien's staff in Houston. He shares some interesting insights on the Patriots head coach.

Mike Vrabel made a triumphant return to New England as head coach of the Patriots on Monday. A former linebacker and Super Bowl champion under Bill Belichick, Vrabel said he

The New England Patriots have found their next head coach, hiring Mike Vrabel a week after firing Jerod Mayo. Robert Kraft and the New England Patriots got their man, hiring Mike Vrabel to become their next head coach on Sunday.

Robert Kraft chose former Patriots linebacker Mike Vrabel as the New England Patriots’$2 16th coach in franchise history. He’s far from the first coach to be hired based partially on his familiarity with ownership.

During his introductory press conference on Monday, the Akron, Ohio, native gave a shout out to Boston College football head coach Bill O’Brien and credited him for helping get him prepared to be a head coach in the NFL.