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

"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.

On Wednesday, O’Brien made his appearance on the first show of The Bill O’Brien Podcast With Jon Meterparel of 2025. In the episode, the 55-year-old spoke on the future and shared his idea of what steps the team has to take to get to where it wants to be.

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.

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.

BOSTON COLLEGE HEAD FOOTBALL COACH BILL ... O’BRIEN IS WEIGHING IN ON THE PATRIOTS DECISION. HE AND VRABEL HAVE CROSSED PATHS MULTIPLE TIMES. HE GOT TO KNOW VRABEL AS A PLAYER, OF COURSE, IN ...

Vrabel said on sports radio WEEI that he has a "long list" and confirmed it includes former Las Vegas Raiders head coach and Patriots coordinator Josh McDaniels, who still lives in the region and last worked with the Patriots in 2021 when he worked wonders with then-rookie Mac Jones.

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.

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

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