{"id":30481,"date":"2025-08-14T14:21:55","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T14:21:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=30481"},"modified":"2025-08-14T14:21:55","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T14:21:55","slug":"breaking-news-patriots-head-coach-absolutely-rips-star-player","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=30481","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING NEWS: Patriots head coach absolutely rips star player"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<article id=\"main\">\n<div><main role=\"main\">\u201cKeep working and keep progressing.&#8221;<\/main><main role=\"main\"><\/main><main role=\"main\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn1.thecomeback.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/USATSI_18922322_168384754_lowres-832x447.jpg\" alt=\"Patriots head coach absolutely rips star player\" width=\"832\" height=\"447\" \/><\/main><main role=\"main\"><em>Aug 19, 2022; Foxborough, Massachusetts, USA; A Patriots helmet sits on the bench before the first half of a preseason game against the Carolina Panthers at Gillette Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Eric Canha-USA TODAY Sports<\/em><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The New England Patriots brought in Mike Vrabel as the franchise\u2019s new head coach to help restore some of the culture that has been missing since the Tom Brady and Bill Belichick days.<\/p>\n<p>Vrabel is doing just that, as he\u2019s shown time and time again his willingness to hold players to account. This time, he\u2019s doing so with cornerback Kyle Dugger, who is in danger of losing his starting role.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think just making sure that he\u2019s where he needs to be and understanding the coverage concepts and everything we do,\u201d Vrabel said, according to Pro Football Talk. \u201cKeep working and keep progressing.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.patspulpit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/121\/2025\/08\/gettyimages-2226797261.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=4.7794039498074,5.2045979234051,94.79541268144,94.795402076595\" alt=\"Mike Vrabel explains Patriots demoting safety Kyle Dugger | Pats Pulpit\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cA lot of this is the guys that have earned a right to take a look with that first unit, and again, there\u2019ll be different lineups and different things, so just focus on the reps that you get. Right now, his attitude\u2019s been great, and he\u2019s had a long recovery in the offseason.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s been out there, and he\u2019s continued to get better and work, and I think the more that he practices, the better he\u2019s going to feel and the more that it\u2019s going to translate onto the football field.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fans reacted to Vrabel on social media.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat C on his chest tells me he\u2019s a leader. Dugger is a hammer! He needs to be used correctly!\u201d one fan wrote on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOh he will, trust,\u201d someone else added of Dugger\u2019s ability to continue to put the work in.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019ll be interesting to see where Dugger sits on the depth chart when the regular season arrives.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"author-box\">\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/main><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NFl fans react on social media after New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel says that Kyle Dugger needs to keep progressing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":30482,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30481","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 - 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