Mike Vrabel wins Coach of Year after historic Patriots turnaround ahead of Super Bowl LX

Mike Vrabel is focused connected winning his first-ever Super Bowl arsenic a caput coach, but helium was already honored this week successful San Francisco.

The New England Patriots caput manager was named Coach of the Year astatine the NFL Honors connected Thursday night.

Vrabel won the grant implicit his hostile connected Sunday successful Super Bowl LX, Seattle Seahawks’ Mike Macdonald, San Francisco 49ers’ Kyle Shanahan, Jacksonville Jaguars’ Liam Coen, and Chicago Bears’ Ben Johnson.

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New England Patriots caput manager Mike Vrabel celebrates aft the AFC title crippled against the Denver Broncos astatine Empower Field At Mile High connected Jan. 25, 2026 successful Denver, Colorado. (Cooper Neill/Getty Images)

This is the 2nd clip successful Vrabel’s coaching vocation that helium has won the award. He received 19 of the 50 first-place votes and had a full of 302 points.

Vrabel archetypal won the grant portion starring the Tennessee Titans successful 2021.

Vrabel is present the seventh manager to ever triumph Coach of the Year for aggregate franchises, joining Chuck Nox, Bill Parcells, Bruce Arians, Dan Reeves, Don Shula and George Allen.

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When the Titans moved on, Vrabel didn’t instrumentality a occupation elsewhere successful the NFL. Instead, helium waited a twelvemonth and the Patriots moved connected aft conscionable a azygous play nether Jerod Mayo.

The Patriots had conscionable won 4 games for the 2nd consecutive season, and it's their archetypal without Bill Belichick astatine the helm. So, proprietor Robert Kraft went with different acquainted look and erstwhile Super Bowl champion, this clip with caput coaching acquisition already.

Head manager Mike Vrabel of the New England Patriots speaks with Drake Maye #10 during the crippled against the Las Vegas Raiders astatine Gillette Stadium connected Sept. 7, 2025 successful Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Adam Glanzman/Getty Images)

Under his tutelage this season, Vrabel led the Patriots to a 14-3 regular-season record, tied for the champion grounds successful the NFL. It’s the biggest turnaround successful a azygous play successful NFL history, tied with the 1999 Indianapolis Colts and 2008 Miami Dolphins, who besides saw 10-win improvements.

Vrabel was besides capable to spot a cleanable 9-0 grounds connected the road, including the playoffs, becoming the archetypal NFL squad successful past to bash so.

Vrabel, of course, would constituent to his squad erstwhile talking astir his candidacy, but helium would beryllium close to look astatine backmost Drake Maye, an MVP finalist astatine the NFL Honors connected Thursday nighttime with him. Maye, successful conscionable his 2nd season, showcased wherefore helium was a apical prime retired of UNC with his consistency, poise and play-making abilities nether violative coordinator Josh McDaniels’ scheme.

New England Patriots caput manager Mike Vrabel watches during the archetypal fractional of the AFC Championship NFL shot crippled against the Denver Broncos, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, successful Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

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Vrabel and the Patriots are not yet implicit with their 2025 NFL season. They inactive person 1 crippled near to play — Super Bowl LX astatine Levi’s Stadium successful Santa Clara, wherever Vrabel is hoping to assistance the Vince Lombardi Trophy for the archetypal clip since helium past touched it arsenic a Patriots linebacker successful 2004.

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