The New England Patriots are zeroing in on their new head coach, as the team is negotiating a deal to name Mike Vrabel the team's new head coach. Vrabel was already the favorite to land the job, and that will be the case.

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

Less than one week after firing Jerod Mayo as their head coach, the New England Patriots appear to be closing in on their next franchise leader. At least, that is how oddsmakers see it, with Mike Vrabel slowly becoming the sizable betting favorite to land the job.

MassLive’s Mark Daniels reports that the Patriots plan to retain. New England is in the midst of some major coaching turnover since the team parted ways with Jerod Mayo after one season. Offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt and defensive coordinator Demarcus Covington are out -- as are at least six other assistant coaches.

With its new head coach and rookie quarterback, New England has answers at the two most important positions on the team.

The New England Patriots have been quite busy since their 2024 campaign came to a conclusion. After their season-ending victory over the Buffalo Bills, team owner Robert Kraft almost immediately fired head coach Jerod Mayo after just one year with the team.

Williams might not be a familiar name to Patriots fans, since he's never been a defensive coordinator before. But he is very familiar to Vrabel—Williams spent six seasons under

A coaching journey he needed to take, and the former star linebacker uniquely suited to put a faltering franchise back on track.

After naming Mike Vrabel their next head coach, the New England Patriots wasted little time bringing Josh McDaniels back into the fold as offensive coordinator. Now, Vrabel has both coordinators in place as he begins his Patriots tenure.