CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Browns let Mike Vrabel out of his consulting agreement early on Monday so he could get a jump on the 2025 head coaching cycle, and five days later, he’s interviewing for the Jets’ vacancy today.

Cleveland Browns guard Wyatt Teller (77) chats with senior consultant Mike Vrabel on the sideline during the first half of an NFL preseason football game at Cleveland Browns Stadium, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024, in Cleveland, Ohio.

The Browns officially announced the promotion of tight ends coach Tommy Rees to offensive coordinator on Wednesday, with Kevin Stefanski noting that his high football acumen sealed the deal. “Tommy has an incredible football mind,

BEREA, Ohio — Browns coach Kevin Stefanski will begin the search for his third offensive coordinator in three years right away, and he’ll cast a wide net. The new coordinator will replace Ken Dorsey, who was fired Sunday after one year on the job and the Browns finishing last in points per game and first in giveaways.

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.

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

Vrabel was the favorite from the start of the Patriots’ search, given his relationship with owner Robert Kraft, his experience, and his coaching style. The Patriots also considered Byron Leftwich, Pep Hamilton, and Ben Johnson, but ultimately landed on the clear front-runner.

just a rock-solid human," Browns coach Kevin Stefanski said Dec. 31. "[He] was a great help to this football team, a great help to me. ... I think a team will be lucky to have him." Mike Vrabel's ...

Josh McDaniels worked on all nine of Bill Belichick's New England Super Bowl teams. Here's why he would fit if Mike Vrabel takes over the Patriots?

Tommy Rees went from being a ball boy for the Browns to running their offense. Cleveland coach Kevin Stefanski hired Rees as his offensive coordinator on Wednesday, promoting him after firing Ken Dorsey following a season in which the Browns went 3-14 and averaged a league-low 15.

Homecoming: Mike Vrabel and the Patriots reached a multi-year agreement to make him New England’s next head coach, per sources. Vrabel now is the seventh individual to become the head coach for a franchise he once helped win a Super Bowl as a player, joining Jerod Mayo, Bart… pic.twitter.com/LR3cpdHNQf

Mike Vrabel is set to become the new head coach of the New England Patriots, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. “Homecoming: Mike Vrabel and the Patriots reached a multi-year agreement to make him New England’s next head coach,