Mike Vrabel has his eye on a job.
However, there is no vacancy in that position, and a former teammate may be taking the position.
Vrabel “wants” the Patriots' head coaching job, but team owner Robert Kraft “seems intent” on retaining struggling first-year head coach Jerrod Mayo. A source told SportsKeeda's Tony Poulin..
Mayo and Vrabel played together for one season in Foxboro.
Vrabel, a former Titans coach, will be one of the top coaches in this year's cycle and appears to be set as the No. 2 option behind Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson.
The Jets, Saints and Bears jobs are all open until the interim coach finishes the season.
The Cowboys, Raiders, Giants and Jaguars could also be in the market for a new coach.
It remains to be seen whether the Patriots will give him the job, as that would require the Kraft family to abandon a potential successor to Bill Belichick after one, albeit brutal, season.
The Patriots, who are 3-13, will lock up the No. 1 pick if they lose at home to the Bills in Week 18.
New England wasn't competitive at all at times, even though rookie quarterback Drake Maye looked like a keeper, but giving just one season to the hand-picked replacement of perhaps the NFL's best coach , which would seem short-lived even by today's NFL standards.
The Kraft family has been friends with Vrabel, going back to their playing days from 2001 to 2008, when he won three Super Bowls with the team, and the team inducted him into the Hall of Fame last year when he coached at Tennessee. . According to reports, Vrabel's attendance at a ceremony during his retirement week was a factor in his dismissal.
Former Patriots reporter and Sports Illustrated's Albert Breer told NBC Sports that Vrabel is “the fastest moving train in the coaching market,” so if Kraft wants to land Vrabel, he'll have to answer the phone. He pointed out that it must be done.
“If you want to participate (in Vrabel's candidacy), you should take the back route now.” Bouyer said, according to a transcript from NBC Boston.. “That's probably something that the Kraft family has to discuss and discuss alone. They have a level of confidence in Mike Vrabel that they can probably talk to.”
ESPN's Dan Orlovsky recently said he believes:Vrabel's spokesperson'', but did not specify whether this was at the professional or university level.
Vrabel's consulting contract with the Browns ended Monday. Per ESPNpaving the way for him to sign with the team as soon as possible.
