Mike Vrabel will add talent to the Patriots roster in the trenches via the 2026 NFL Draft

New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel shuts down any notion of Will Campbell possibly changing his position for next season.

After his firing, New England turned back to someone who knew exactly how to weaponize doubt. Hired in January 2025, Vrabel took over a Patriots team coming off consecutive 4–13 seasons and immediately changed its trajectory. The result was a 14–3 season, an AFC East title, and a return to the Super Bowl stage.

What if the Tennessee Titans never fired Mike Vrabel? Or traded A.J. Brown? Here's The Tennessean's alternate history entering Super Bowl 60.

Fired by the Titans after consecutive losing seasons, Vrabel, following a one-year sabbatical as a Cleveland Browns coaching and personnel consultant, was hired by Patriots owner Robert Kraft in January 2025 to revive the franchise in the wake of consecutive 4-13 campaigns.

The Tennessean re-imagines the Mike Vrabel era with the Titans, correcting past mistakes to build a Super Bowl-winning team. What if history had played out differently?

Before Mike Vrabel led the New England Patriots to Super Bowl 60, he was a standout player and coach at Ohio State football. Revisiting his career:

Mike Vrabel has a tough decision to make in the offseason between Terrell Williams and Zak Kuhr as the defensive coordinator.