It's the dawn of a new era at 1 Patriots Place, where the club introduced Mike Vrabel as the 16th head coach in franchise history on Monday. This comes after a quick interview process conducted by the organization,

The New England Patriots have hired their former player, Mike Vrabel, as their new head coach, the team announced on Sunday.

Mike Vrabel made a triumphant return to New England as head coach of the Patriots on Monday. A former linebacker and Super Bowl champion under Bill Belichick, Vrabel said he felt the move back to Foxborough was right "in his soul.