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 are conducting an interview with former Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich for their head coaching job on Tuesday, per Mike Jones of The Athletic.

New England’s Jerod Mayo and Jacksonville’s Doug Pederson are two NFL coaches out of a job while New York Giants coach Brian Daboll is among those who look like they will be back next fall

Las Vegas' Antonio Pierce, New England's Jerod Mayo and Jacksonville's Doug Pederson are three NFL coaches who are out of a job, though a handful of other teams decided to stay with the status quo in the days following the regular season.