Mike Vrabel is believed to be the frontrunner for the head coaching job in New England, and the team quickly cleared a path to hiring him by interviewing former Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich and former Houston Texans offensive coordinator Pep Hamilton on Tuesday.

The New England Patriots are moving fast to fill their head-coaching vacancy, with Mike Vrabel set to interview for the job and a request in for Ben Johnson.

Vrabel may be the top candidate, but here are some of the other options the Patriots are likely to consider after parting with Mayo.

The MMQB's Albert Breer ripped the Patriots for their handling of the Rooney Rule in what he believes has been a "sham" of a search for their new head coach.

I would chose New England because of Drake Maye. I think the young man’s got a chance to be an absolute superstar I think he’s got the chance to be Josh Allen.

The Patriots will be making a change at head coach for the second straight offseason, firing Jerod Mayo after one year.

Two days after the 2024 NFL season came to a close, the Raiders fired head coach Antonio Pierce. Thus making GM Tom Telesco’s first priority this offseason to find the team’s next head coach. Here are a the candidates who have been rumored or reported so far:

The New England Patriots have added Aaron Glenn to the list of potential candidates to fill their head coaching vacancy, requesting an interview with the Detroit Lions defensive coordinator, according to Sports Illustrated's Albert Breer Wednesday.

The New England Patriots would like to speak with Detroit Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn about their head-coaching vacancy.

The New England Patriots have requested to interview Detroit Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn for their head-coaching job.