According to the Boston Globe, the Patriots have entered contract negotiations with Vrabel, who has been looked at as the front-runner to fill their head coaching vacancy. This came after NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero reported that Vrabel’s agent and the Patriots have had contract talks.

Lions OC Ben Johnson interviewed well with the Patriots but plans to meet with other teams. Meanwhile, the Patriots are pushing for a quick resolution to their HC search, per source. Many around the league expect a decision this weekend.

Detroit Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn has turned down a request from the New England Patriots to interview for the team's head coaching job.

The New England Patriots could be on the verge of hiring their next coach after completing an interview with Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson on Friday, the fourth candidate to be brought in as part of the search to fill the vacancy created by the firing of Jerod Mayo.

In news that will come as a surprise to no one, the Patriots are in contract negotiations with Mike Vrabel to make him their next head coach, Nicole Yang of the Boston Globe reports ... talking to Byron Leftwich and Pep Hamilton, both of whom are out ...

BOSTON – The New England Patriots have hired Mike Vrabel as the team's next head coach, filling a massive void for the organization. But the franchise's work is far from done this offseason.

Mike Vrabel got the call from the Patriots that the team was trading him to the Kansas City Chiefs. Eight years of service in New England, with three titles, and the linebacker was out of there a year too early perhaps rather than a year too late like so many others who played for that team under Bill Belichick.

The Patriots hurried a coaching search and hired one of their former Super Bowl-winning linebackers to right the wayward franchise. Don’t stop if you’ve heard this before. Yes, it happened last year,

The former Titans coach was a player in New England for eight season and won three Super Bowl titles with the team. He replaces Jerod Mayo who was fired last week.

New England Patriots Hall of Famer Mike Vrabel will serve as the 16th head coach in franchise history, it was announced Sunday.

former Tampa Bay Buccaneers OC Byron Leftwich and ex-Houston Texans OC Pep Hamilton -- before hiring Vrabel. Tune into NBC Sports Boston's Sports Sunday at 11:30 p.m. ET as Phil Perry, Albert Breer and Chris Gasper react to Vrabel's hire.

It’s recently become quite clear that Mike Vrabel is the top choice for the New England Patriots as they look for their next head coach, but it sounds like there’s a possibility they could miss out on hiring him.