With NFL free agency quickly approaching, it's jarring to see who could be headed elsewhere despite the Patriots' on-field ...

He helped the Bears win the 1985 Super Bowl, in which they held the Patriots to just 7 rushing yards. Perhaps the most famous linebacker of all-time, Dick Butkus played his entire nine-year career ...

The Titans typically deployed a smaller, more athletic linebacker corps. The Patriots’ top returning linebackers, Ja’Whaun Bentley and Jahlani Tavai, are both over 250 pounds. Sione Takitaki ...

Johnson vs. Vrabel: The candidacies of the Patriots' top two options for head coach -- Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson and former New England linebacker and Titans head coach Mike ...

Defensive tackle Davon Godchaux had similar praise for Mayo, who coached Patriots linebackers for five seasons before ascending to the top job. “Jerod was a great person, great leader ...

The Patriots will be interviewing the person many believe is their top candidate ... Vrabel coached at Ohio State where he was the linebackers coach (2011) and defensive line coach (2012-2013).

Mayo, also a former Patriots linebacker, was the first Black head ... That triumph cost the Patriots the top selection in this year’s draft. Now it’s up to Vrabel to attempt to return the ...

The Patriots have glaring needs on the defensive side of the ball, and they should address one of them with the No. 4 pick in ...

Those are easier-to-identify links to Vrabel in arguably his greatest area of expertise -- defense ... 4. Judon pick: The ...

Mayo spent three years as a linebackers coach under ... Still, Vrabel is viewed by many as a top candidate for the open position. “While I expect the Patriots to conduct a wide-ranging search ...

Packers linebackers coach Anthony Campanile is a top candidate to join new Jaguars coach Liam Coen's staff as defensive ...