The New England Patriots boast one of the more appealing head coaching vacancies in the NFL during the current hiring cycle, and a former Pittsburgh Steelers qu

The New England Patriots, after more than two decades of stability, are now looking for their third coach in three seasons. With that process now well underway, Mike Vrabel has emerged as the favorite to land the job.

Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator Arthur Smith has had two teams request interviews with him for head coaching vacancies so far as the rest of the NFL enters its offseason, but oddsmakers don’t like his chances of landing either of those two jobs.

Former Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Mike Vrabel is the front runner to land the open New England Patriots ' job. Vrabel played for eight seasons with the Patriots, giving the inside run to this job after the team fired Jerod Mayo after just one season at the helm.

Vrabel, who was inducted into the New England Patriots Hall of Fame in 2023, joined the Patriots as a free agent in 2001 and stayed with the team through 2008.

Ryan Fitzpatrick is warning teams when it comes to a former Patriots coach. "By the end of his time there, he became a dictator."

Former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Byron Leftwich has landed a head coaching interview with the New England Patriots.

The New England Patriots fell in the 2025 NFL draft order on January 5 after beating the Buffalo Bills during Week 18.

George Pickens is the mascot for that discontent. His saga never stops in Pittsburgh. It only takes breaks. Very few teams rely so heavily on such a volatile personality. The Steelers chasm between Pickens and their rotating window of part-time targets posing as No. 2’s only exacerbates those issues.

The Pittsburgh Steelers are among the favorites to land Miami Dolphins All-Pro wide receiver Tyreek Hill in a blockbuster trade, according to one sportsbook.

The Jacksonville Jaguars announced they requested to interview Brian Flores for their vacant head coach position after they fired Doug Pederson earlier this month.