{"id":10140,"date":"2025-01-12T01:18:33","date_gmt":"2025-01-12T01:18:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=10140"},"modified":"2025-01-12T01:18:33","modified_gmt":"2025-01-12T01:18:33","slug":"nfl-rumors-patriots-mulling-options-after-impressive-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=10140","title":{"rendered":"NFL RUMORS: Patriots Mulling Options After &#8216;Impressive&#8217; Interview"},"content":{"rendered":"<article id=\"post-2000232\"><!--?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ??--><!--?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ??--><!--?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ??-->Despite reports that the New England Patriots are engaged in contract talks with Mike Vrabel\u2019s agent to become head coach, one NFL insider doesn\u2019t believe it\u2019s a done deal.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/statico.profootballnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/23101649\/patriots-draft-rumors-latest-intel-qb-prospects-plans-no-3-pick-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Patriots Draft Rumors: Latest on Trade Chances, Mindset at No. 3, and More\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cMike Vrabel and Ben Johnson are still considered the Patriots\u2019 top priorities with their head coaching search,\u201d The Athletic\u2019s Jeff Howe posted on the X platform Saturday night. \u201cVrabel still feels like the favorite, but Johnson is very highly regarded after an impressive interview. The Patriots appear to be in a good spot with their process.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Lions offensive coordinator is drawing plenty of interest this hiring cycle. Johnson is viewed as one of the top candidates. He is reportedly very selective about which teams he meets with, and the Patriots made the shortlist, along with the Chicago Bears and Las Vegas Raiders.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/Gg92iOeXcAAVkmB.jpg:large\" alt=\"WEEI on X: &quot;Mike Vrabel vs. Ben Johnson: Comparing the Patriots' top two  head coaching candidates https:\/\/t.co\/ovXMv0cYBT #NEPats  https:\/\/t.co\/iJVhhJZqJM&quot; \/ X\" \/><\/p>\n<p>With Detroit in the playoffs, if the Patriots decided to hire Johnson, New England would have to wait until the Lions are eliminated from the playoffs. The Patriots reportedly want to move quickly in their head coaching search, which could make Vrabel more attractive by default.<\/p>\n<p>Vrabel was considered the\u00a0front-runner\u00a0for the open position in New England even before the Patriots fired Jerod Mayo. If Robert Kraft is unwilling to take a chance waiting for Johnson to become available, Vrabel, along with his ties to the franchise, makes the most sense.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One NFL insider believes the Patriots are still mulling their options despite reports that New England is in contract talks with Mike Vrabel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":10141,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10140","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-new-england-patriots"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>NFL RUMORS: Patriots Mulling Options After &#039;Impressive&#039; Interview - Breaking News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=10140\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"NFL RUMORS: Patriots Mulling Options After &#039;Impressive&#039; 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