Kraft did the only thing he could do after the Jerod Mayo firing. He took blame for the "situation" and set out to fix his fallen franchise.

The Patriots turned to Vrabel after their quick coaching search wrapped up just seven days after the team fired Jerod Mayo.

Bill Simmons sounded off on Patriots owner Robert Kraft for his decisions that led to the team blowing the No. 1 overall pick.

When Robert Kraft hired Jerod Mayo a year ago, he felt he’d identified the right person to follow Bill Belichick.

After the stunning firing of Jerod Mayo, Patriots owner Robert Kraft took the blame for a mess of a season in New England.

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 Patriots will be looking for a new head coach. Robert Kraft also announced who will be leading his front office

During a midday press conference Monday, the Patriots’ owner said the team has already extended multiple interview requests to head-coaching candidates. Kraft, team president Jonathan Kraft, executive vice president of player personnel Eliot Wolf and senior personnel executive Alonzo Highsmith will conduct the interviews.

Patriots great said he’s waiting to reach out to Mayo, whose situation was “heartbreaking” because it was handled unfairly by owner Robert Kraft.

Which NFL teams have best QB-head coach tandems, and where on the list are Drake Maye and Mike Vrabel? Tom E. Curran unveils his rankings.

You never want to be the guy who replaces a legend. Phil Bengston was a defensive genius. His guidance helped the Green Bay Packers dominate the NFL during the 1960s. But Phil is best remembered,