The task at hand will not be an easy one, but Vrabel and the Patriots’ front office led by executive vice president of player ...

Spillane now is a key part of the Patriots' prize free-agent class under Vrabel. The veteran linebacker is a tackling machine, having tallied a whopping 306 tackles in just the past two seasons. That ...

Last year, with Bill Belichick gone and a rookie head coach replacing him in Jerod Mayo, the New England Patriots were lac ...