After being fired in Tennessee, Mike Vrabel spent the 2024 season as a consultant for the Cleveland Browns. It’s a nebulous title, but new Patriots quarterbacks coach Ashton Grant brought some clarity to Vrabel’s responsibility on Thursday afternoon.

Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel touched on a number of topics as he held court with reporters from the AFC Coaches Breakfast at the NFL Annual Meetings on Monday.

The Patriots, 8-26 the last two years, seem to have given Vrabel wide latitude to revamp the roster as he deems fit. That means spending $190 million guaranteed and adding seven starters in free agency, as the Patriots have done since March 12. And finding new leaders in the locker room.