Following the somewhat surprising ouster of head coach Jerod Mayo on Sunday afternoon, Mike Vrabel immediately became the favorite to become the next head coach of the New England Patriots.

The New England Patriots are primed to potentially hire back-to-back former linebackers with the team as their head coach. After letting go of Jerod Mayo following a 4-13 campaign in his first year, the Patriots are planning to interview Mike Vrabel on Thursday,

The New England Patriots reportedly "plan" on interviewing Mike Vrabel for their head-coaching vacancy on Thursday, according to NFL Network's Ian