Image courtesy of KSL Sports FOXBOROUGH – The NFL Combine doesn’t really give teams much time to get to know potential employees, or vice-versa. Still, Caleb Lomu – the newest Patriot after being selected 28th overall in the first round on Thursday night – immediately knew he could see himself playing for Mike Vrabel during their brief interaction in Indianapolis. “Yeah, I loved him,” Lomu told the media after being…

FOXBOROUGH – There’s a system in place for a reason, but a very important voice won’t be in the draft room on Saturday. With Mike Vrabel stepping away to tend to everything that’s been swirling around him, Eliot Wolf, Ryan Cowden, Alonzo Highsmith, Matt Groh and really, the entire organization will have to pick up the slack when it comes to wheeling and dealing or making picks in rounds four…

FOXBOROUGH – Drake Maye is probably sleeping a little better on Thursday night. The Patriots selected Utah offensive lineman Caleb Lomu with the 28th overall pick during the first round of the NFL Draft. New England originally had the 31st pick, but traded that and pick No. 125 to Buffalo, moving up to get Lomu. Last season, Lomu didn’t allow a single sack in his final run as a Ute….

FOXBOROUGH – Roughly a half hour before the Patriots began the second draft weekend of the Mike Vrabel Era, the head coach of the Patriots took to the podium for another brief statement on Thursday night. More photos of Vrabel and Dianna Russini surfaced on Thursday afternoon after Mike Reiss reported earlier in the morning that Vrabel would be seeking counseling and missing the third day of the draft. “Again,…

Per the incomparable Mike Reiss of ESPN, Mike Vrabel won’t be in the brand new Patriots draft room at the New Balance Athletics Center on Saturday. Reiss reported very early this morning that Vrabel is seeking counseling. “As I said the other day, I promised my family, this organization and this team that I was going to give them the best version of me that I can possibly give them….

FOXBOROUGH – At noon on Tuesday, Mike Vrabel did what he had to do to begin moving forward. With more and more attention on the images and subsequent story regarding him and Diana Russini, Vrabel addressed the situation with a statement lasting a little over two minutes inside the new New Balance Athletics Center next to Gillette Stadium. “Let me first begin by saying thank you. Thank you for your…