A coaching journey he needed to take, and the former star linebacker uniquely suited to put a faltering franchise back on track.

With Mike Vrabel locked up by New England, here's a ranking of who remains among the 'leader of men' class that seems important to Chicago decision makers.

The fact that Vrabel was available made the best choice an easy one. Kraft hasn’t run an actual coaching search since 1997 when he hired Pete Carroll. The two hires that followed — Bill Belichick in 2000 and Jerod Mayo last year — were both examples of Kraft selecting people who he already knew, liked and trusted.

The New England Patriots have reportedly hired Mike Vrabel to be the team's next head coach, per ESPN's Adam Schefter, though they weren't the

Here are four things to know about Mike Vrabel’s coaching style as he becomes the Patriots’ new head coach. Read more on Boston.com.

The New York Jets are exploring the college ranks amid their head coaching search. The team announced on Friday that it completed an interview with

The Patriots are targeting Lions defensive line coach Terrell Williams to be their new defensive coordinator under Mike Vrabel, Matt Zenitz of CBS Sports reports. The Lions will need a new defensive coordinator if Aaron Glenn leaves to become a head coach ...

Spagnuolo and Locksley increased the Jets' ever-growing list of coaching candidates to seven, joining Mike Vrabel, Ron Rivera, Rex Ryan, Matt Nagy and Aaron Glenn. Spagnuolo, who has previous NFL head coaching experience, has been in charge of the Chiefs ...

The Pats were thought to be rebuilding a few years ago. Looking back on it, from Tom Brady's exit to Jerod Mayo's, they were falling apart.

ESPN’s Rich Cimini notes Jets officials have not really specified what they’re looking for in their next head coaching hire. There’s a sense that they

The Dallas Cowboys waiting to fire Mike McCarthy will force them to wait for interviews with top coaching candidates.

For some of those teams, that will involve finding new head coaches and/or General Managers. Three teams fired their head coaches during the season and two more have been dispatched as of 9 a.m. ET on January 6.