FOXBORO — New Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel is going to use the six banners hanging above the south end zone of Gillette Stadium — three of which he helped earn as a linebacker — as a blueprint for what he expects out of his players.

FOXBOROUGH - Troy Brown, who was a spectator at Mike Vrabel’s introductory press conference on Monday, played with the three-time Super Bowl winner during the Patriots early dynasty years. Brown said it was hard not to be inspired listening to Vrabel’s message,

North Carolina coach Bill Belichick had high praise for newly-hired New England Patriots coach Mike Vrabel, when appearing on “The Pat McAfee Show” on Monday. The Patriots hired Vrabel as their head coach on Sunday, a full week after firing Jerod Mayo.