CLEVELAND, Ohio — Mike Vrabel is the new head coach of the New England Patriots, replacing Jarod Mayo who was fired after one season on the job. The Patriots hope that this time they have the right man to wear the hoodie.

Another reported candidate, Browns tight ends coach/pass game specialist Tommy Rees, looks to be off the board. Cleveland promoted Rees to offensive coordinator Tuesday afternoon, following his first and only season with the organization. Vrabel worked with Rees last year, when he served in a hybrid coach/consultant role for the Browns.

Our look at some of the likely candidates to become the Patriots' next offensive and defensive coordinators includes familiar faces.

Now, with O’Brien revitalizing BC and Vrabel looking to do the same with the Patriots, the area’s most prominent football teams are led by men who bonded in Foxborough.

As a former player, coach Mike Vrabel always had connections to the New England Patriots organization, and that was probably enough to get him a coaching job with the team earlier. However, he felt a need to leave New England and build his own path to an eventual

Mayo as well as defensive assistant Keith Jones — but more moves are expected to follow under new HC Mike Vrabel. What will they look like, though? That is anybody’s guess at this point in time. For now,