{"id":42008,"date":"2026-01-19T23:20:19","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T23:20:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=42008"},"modified":"2026-01-19T23:20:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T23:20:19","slug":"patriots-hc-mike-vrabel-shares-update-on-injured-wr-mack-hollins-before-broncos-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=42008","title":{"rendered":"Patriots HC Mike Vrabel Shares Update on Injured WR Mack Hollins Before Broncos Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2253060107-e1768858055829.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2253060107-e1768858055829.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2253060107-e1768858055829.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2253060107-e1768858055829.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Patriots HC Mike Vrabel Shares Update on Injured WR Mack Hollins Before Broncos Game\" width=\"780\" height=\"437\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The New England Patriots are moving on, with Drake Maye and company getting the best of the Houston Texans during the Divisional Round of the NFL playoffs this past weekend.<\/p>\n<p>With the Patriots getting the win after battling the elements and a tough Texans defense at Gillette Stadium, New England has advanced to the AFC Championship Game, where they\u2019ll take on the Denver Broncos on the road at Empower Field at Mile High.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Mack Hollins\u2019 Playing Status Remains Uncertain<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_5722585\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2245890802-e1768858144391.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"Patriots HC Mike Vrabel Shares Update on Injured WR Mack Hollins Before Broncos Game\" width=\"780\" height=\"438\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5722585\" data-lazy-load=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5722585\">\n<\/div>\n<p>Every team is banged up at this point in the postseason, especially the Broncos, who will have to play without star quarterback Bo Nix due to a season-ending injury suffered against the Buffalo Bills, but the Patriots are hoping to get a key piece back on offense for the AFC Championship Game on the road on Sunday in Denver.<\/p>\n<p>Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel spoke to the media on Monday and was asked about the status of wide receiver Mack Hollins, via Doug Kyed of the Boston Herald.<\/p>\n<div id=\"0ae81a3d1708f24cef2fec89676a6a34\">\n<div>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>Patriots HC Mike Vrabel when asked if he anticipates Mack Hollins practicing this week:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t be certain right now. Still working through everything with some of those guys that could be back.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t be certain right now,\u201d Vrabel said of Hollins\u2019 status. \u201cStill working through everything with some of those guys that could be back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Although Hollins isn\u2019t Stefon Diggs in terms of impact in the passing game, his return to the field will help Maye and the offense against a solid Broncos defense.<\/p>\n<p>In 15 games during the 2025 NFL season, Hollins caught 46 passes for 550 receiving yards and two touchdowns.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Mike Vrabel on Facing Jarrett Stidham in AFC Championship Game<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_5722620\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2229774179-e1768859009936.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"Patriots HC Mike Vrabel Shares Update on Injured WR Mack Hollins Before Broncos Game\" width=\"780\" height=\"437\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5722620\" data-lazy-load=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5722620\">\n<\/div>\n<p>In a shocking twist after the Broncos took down the Bills, head coach Sean Payton announced that Nix would be out for the rest of the season with a broken ankle.<\/p>\n<p>With Nix\u2019s season ending, Denver will lean on veteran quarterback Jarrett Stidham to shoulder the load under center, which obviously changes the Patriots\u2019 approach. Vrabel addressed this during Monday\u2019s presser.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust going back to when Josh [McDaniels] had him, I think he sees things really well and I think he\u2019s athletic enough to extend like we talk about a lot of quarterbacks,\u201d Vrabel said of Stidham. \u201cHe\u2019s really decisive in the games that we went back and watched, this is even going back to when I was in Tennessee as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During an appearance on The Greg Hill Show, Vrabel also talked about facing the former Patriots quarterback on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe hasn\u2019t thrown a pass since 2023, so we\u2019ll have to kind of figure out,\u201d Vrabel said. \u201cI like Jarrett, we did a lot of work on him in the offseason here in free agency. Josh has coached him, he\u2019s probably ready to go. Obviously he\u2019s preparing as a starter each and every week. Really early in the preparation, not sure how much things will change based on the quarterback that\u2019s in there and what they\u2019re asking him to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019ll be interesting to see how things change for the Broncos heading into this game with Stidham rather than Nix. New England is currently favored (-5.5) to win on the road and advance to the Super Bowl, which isn\u2019t all that surprising given the situation heading into this matchup.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel provides an update on the status of wide receiver Mack Hollins.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":42009,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42008","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>Patriots HC Mike Vrabel Shares Update on Injured WR Mack Hollins Before Broncos Game - 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=42008\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Patriots HC Mike Vrabel Shares Update on Injured WR Mack Hollins Before Broncos Game - 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