{"id":9901,"date":"2025-01-10T03:14:50","date_gmt":"2025-01-10T03:14:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=9901"},"modified":"2025-01-10T03:14:50","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T03:14:50","slug":"nfl-rumors-how-ben-johnson-could-become-favorite-for-patriots-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=9901","title":{"rendered":"NFL RUMORS: How Ben Johnson Could Become Favorite For Patriots Job"},"content":{"rendered":"<article id=\"post-1999803\"><!--?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ??--><!--?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ??--><!--?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ??-->The Patriots are one of six teams searching for their next head coach and appear to be moving quickly with their search.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/NFL-rumors-Ben-Johnson-must-not-be-ruled-out-for-Patriots-despite-Mike-Vrabels-favorite-status.jpg\" alt=\"NFL rumors: Why Ben Johnson can't be ruled out for Patriots amid Mike  Vrabel pursuit\" \/><\/p>\n<p>New England met with apparent front-runner Mike Vrabel on Thursday and reportedly has a virtual interview scheduled with Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson for Friday morning.<\/p>\n<p>The former Patriots linebacker, who won three Super Bowl titles in New England, makes perfect sense, given his\u00a0ties to the organization\u00a0and experience as a head coach, but according to The Athletic\u2019s Chad Graff, Johnson could edge out Vrabel.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVrabel likely offers that more than a first-time head coach like (Aaron) Glenn or Johnson, respectively the defensive and offensive coordinators of the Detroit Lions, though that\u2019s not to discount the other qualities that make them so sought after,\u201d Graff wrote on Wednesday. \u201cAnd there are still plenty of details that could lead to Vrabel landing elsewhere. In that event, Johnson would likely become the favorite for the Patriots job.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Graff also noted Vrabel has other interviews lined up, and two Patriots legends could tempt him to join their team.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxsports.com\/statics.foxsports.com\/www.foxsports.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1294\/728\/benjohnson2.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Ben Johnson is the NFL's most in-demand HC candidate. One team is his best  fit | FOX Sports\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cVrabel continued to accept interview requests for other openings even after the Patriots job opened up, a sign that his path to New England isn\u2019t set in stone,\u201d Graff wrote. \u201cIf, say, Las Vegas Raiders minority owners Tom Brady and Richard Seymour vowed to offer Vrabel $5 million more per year than the Patriots, perhaps Vrabel would head out west.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p>Johnson, one of the most creative offensive minds in the game, has a ceiling that hasn\u2019t even come close to closing. Although he is expected to be extremely selective about the teams he interviews with, Johnson appears to have a genuine interest in the Patriots\u2019 vacancy.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson could become the favorite for the open Patriots head coach position.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9902,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9901","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-detroit-lions","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: How Ben Johnson Could Become Favorite For Patriots Job - 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=9901\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"NFL RUMORS: How Ben Johnson Could Become Favorite For Patriots Job - 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