FOXBOROUGH – While Bill Belichick’s reported ban of Patriots scouts from UNC is viewed as part of his feud with owner Robert Kraft, the move largely impacts Mike Vrabel and the personnel department. Belichick is hindering Eliot Wolf and Ryan Cowden’s staff from doing their job in scouting draft-eligible players. Vrabel’s reaction? “That’s an individual choice,” Vrabel said, referring to …
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Patriots scouts have been banned from North Carolina by embittered former New England coach Bill Belichick. On Friday, current Patriots coach Mike Vrabel addressed the situation in a press conference with reporters. “That’s an individual choice and we’ll cross that bridge when we start looking at players,” Vrabel said. “I’m going to focus on our football team. That’s their prerogative …
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Mike Vrabel did not shy away when asked about Bill Belichick’s first night on the sidelines at North Carolina. Appearing on WEEI’s “The Greg Hill Show” on Tuesday, the New England Patriots coach was pressed about whether Belichick deserved patience as he begins building a college program. Vrabel pointed to his own time at Ohio State under Urban Meyer for …
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Patriots coach Mike Vrabel speaks his mind. About anything. About everything. Appearing on WEEI’s The Greg Hill Show, Vrabel was asked about the struggles of Vrabel’s former coach, Bill Belichick, in his debut at North Carolina. “You coached in college, it takes a while, don’t you think, to get a program going?” Hill said, via Ryan Phillips of SI.com. “I …
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In one of the more surprising roster cuts from the last week, the New England Patriots released veteran safety Jabrill Peppers on Friday. Speaking for the first time since the move, Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel was complimentary of the safety while emphasizing the team-first approach guiding roster construction. “Well, I think these things are tough decisions. We’re just trying …
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It would appear that Mike Vrabel and the New England Patriots saved their biggest surprise of cutdown week for last. In a week full of roster tinkering, headlined by the release of veteran wide receiver Kendrick Bourne (and a he-said, she-said kind of breakdown between the sides following the transaction), the Patriots cut another stalwart from their roster on Friday …
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The Patriots have their very first 53-man roster for the 2025 NFL season. On Tuesday, NFL teams trimmed their rosters from 90 to 53 players. The Patriots started the day with 76 players on their roster and by 4 p.m., made 22 moves to get to the league limit. As always, there were some surprises on this day. The Patriots …
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New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel looks down during a press conference at Gillette Stadium.(Nick O’Malley, MassLive) The morning after his team’s preseason finale, New England Patriots coach Mike Vrabel announced the first wave of players that have been cut. Vrabel opened up his press conference on Friday by revealing that he and Eliot Wolf had met with the …
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With their preseason finale in the books, the next big step of the offseason for the New England Patriots is trimming down their roster. The team has to get the 90-man roster down to 53 players by the league deadline of Tuesday at 4 p.m. ET. While the bulk of cuts usually come the day of leading up to the …
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On Thursday afternoon, a report emerged that Patriots receiver Ja’Lynn Polk would be out for the season due to a shoulder injury. New England head coach Mike Vrabel apparently wasn’t so happy to see that get out. After last night’s preseason matchup with the Giants, Vrabel was asked if he could add anything to the report. “No,” Vrabel said, via …
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