Mike Vrabel 'Not Messing Around' as He Prepares for 1st Training Camp as Patriots Coach
NORFOLK COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS, JUL 21 – Mike Vrabel starts his first Patriots training camp focusing on accountability and competition as the team aims to improve after consecutive 4-13 seasons, owner Robert Kraft said.
- On Wednesday, the New England Patriots open training camp under new head coach Mike Vrabel at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Mass.
- Following two 4-13 seasons, the Patriots enlisted Vrabel, who is their third head coach in three years, to rebuild the team after firing Jerod Mayo.
- If you guys thought that we weren’t gonna have competition and you weren’t gonna get exactly what you earn, then you signed up for the wrong team,` Mike Vrabel said, noting camp opened with 91 players vying to earn roles.
- Amid the camp’s start, players are optimistic about the new energy and discipline, and Brenden Schooler said, `You’re not scared, but you know he’s not messing around,`.
- With camp underway, there is potential for culture to change as soon as this training camp, focus on physical readiness and contact drills and Robert Kraft said he’s hoping Vrabel’s revamped staff can return New England to relevance.
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Mike Vrabel 'not messing around' as he prepares for 1st training camp as Patriots coach
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FOXBOROUGH, Massachusetts — Mike Vrabel was hired as head coach of the New England Patriots seven months ago to recalibrate a team that hasn't won a playoff game since its most recent Super Bowl victory…
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