Mike Vrabel interviewed with the Jets, but there was another team also looming to pursue him before the Patriots hired him.

The Dallas Cowboys were reportedly among the teams interested in Mike Vrabel before he became head coach of the New England Patriots. According to

The Patriots struck gold with Mike Vrabel, who tops the ranking of NFL head coaching hires, while the Cowboys fell short with Brian Schottenheimer.

A few weeks back, right after the NFL season ended, the Dallas Cowboys announced that they were getting rid of their head coach, Mike McCarthy. Prior to joining the Cowboys, McCarthy was coach of the Green Bay Packers, where he won a Super Bowl. He was brought to Dallas to do the same.

It looks like the former Cowboys coach will be following in the footsteps of previous high-profile sideline bosses, clearing the way for one of his protege.

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones reportedly cost himself the chance to hire a top NFL head coach with a bizarre decisino.

And then there were two. The NFL offseason began with six head coaching vacancies and a seventh eventually arose when the Dallas Cowboys elected to not

"We need the right coach for everybody, on the football field and off the football field,” Cowboys great Michael Irvin said.

Josh McDaniels is back for a third tour of duty as the Patriots' offensive coordinator, but there are a couple of big differences from his first two stints in New England.

Eagles offensive coordinator Kellen Moore appears to be a leading candidate for the job after his interview on Monday. The Saints can't hire Moore until after the Super Bowl on Feb. 9 is complete.

The Patriots will not get longtime assistant Mike Pellegrino back for the 2025 season. Pellegrino was part of two Super Bowl-winning teams.

Mike Vrabel's first offseason as head coach of the New England Patriots is in full swing, as the Pats are well represented at this week's Senior Bowl in Alabama.