Block your eyes “Cut the Belichick Cord” crowd. ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reports that a Mike Vrabel, Josh McDaniels pairing is being floated around in NFL circles. Vrabel of course interviewed with the Patriots on Thursday in Boston and is widely considered the favorite to land the job. The Patriots are scheduled to interview Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson on Friday. Baring Johnson blowing them away, Vrabel could be named…
Dan Curran’s son Ty joining Holy Cross
Image courtesy of Holy Cross Athletics It’ll be a family affair in Worcester starting in 2025. Holy Cross head coach Dan Curran will have a familiar face in his meeting rooms and on the sideline next year as his son Ty – who played at Ball State this past season as a freshman – announced he was joining the Crusaders recently. “I want to thank Coach New and the entire……
Bill O’Brien talks BC, Belichick, Pats head coaching vacancy & more
On Thursday morning, Bill O’Brien had his weekly appearance on WEEI’s The Greg Hill Show. While the staff is in the midst of putting the pedal to the metal on recruiting, there’s a coaching vacancy in this area that is getting all the attention on both radio stations and every channel. Of course, O’Brien’s name is going to come up every single time (or close to it) there’s an opening…
Jim Mora and his staff doing some serious work in the portal
Clarus Media Group UConn is on a roll after winning the Fenway Bowl and finishing 9-4 on the season, Jim Mora and his staff have rolled the momentum into recruiting specifically the transfer portal. As of yesterday, the Huskies coaching staff has brought in eight players in the portal and kept wide receiver Skyler Bell, who originally entered the portal prior to the Fenway Bowl. The Huskies have lost some…
O’Brien tapping into Alabama roots to fortify Eagles roster
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According to sources, Tom Brady has reached out to Bill Belichick to coach the Raiders
Photo by Jim Rogash/Getty Images. NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero is reporting that Tom Brady has reached out to Bill Belichick to gauge his interest in coaching the Las Vegas Raiders. Brady is a minority owner of the Raiders who fired Antonio Pierce on Tuesday. According to Pelissero, Brady isn’t the only one who has reached out to Belichick. Multiple teams have since he was hired by North Carolina. “Multiple NFL…
Patriots scheduled to interview Mike Vrabel on Thursday
The Patriots are interviewing three time Super Bowl champion and forker Tennessee Titans coach Mike Vrabel on Thursday. Vrabel has already interviewed with the Jets and is also scheduled to meet with the Bears, Saints and Raiders. The Raiders could potentially be the Patriots biggest competition with Vrabel’s former teammates Tom Brady and Richard Seymour being minority owners of the team. The Patriots have inherent advantages over the Raiders with…
Patriots Head Coaching Interview requests and interviews tracker
The Patriots are in search of a new head coach. We will be tracking who they have interviewed or extended an interview to. 1/6/25 Requested to interview Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson 1/7/25 Interviewed former Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich Interviewed long time NFL and XFL assistant and head coach Pep Hamilton 1/8/25 Requested permission to speak to Detroit Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn 1/9/25 Former Patriots…
Segel: Kraft knows this decision has to be made carefully
By Alan Segel NEFJ Contributor FOXBOROUGH – The late Harry Truman, our 33rd president, had a saying ‘the buck stops here.’ On Monday, in the wake of Jerod Mayo being fired as Patriots head coach, ‘Give ’em Hell, Harry’ would have been proud of Patriots owner Robert Kraft. “This whole situation is on me,” is what Robert Kraft said at the very beginning of his remarks Monday during a press…
Get to know Patriots candidate Ben Johnson
Daniel Bartel-Imagn Images The Patriots have requested to meet with current Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson. Johnson, one of the NFL’s brightest offensive minds is rumored to have interest in the job and is only taking interviews with teams that he thinks he has a legitimate shot of landing the job. Johnson actually has some local ties. After playing quarterback at North Carolina, he spent three seasons as a…