ESPN’s Mike Reiss writes that Ohio State offensive coordinator and former NFL head coach Chip Kelly could be an outside candidate for the New England Patriots offensive coordinator opening.

New England Patriots coach Mike Vrabel is expected to bring a couple of more familiar faces on his newest coaching venture. According to ESPN’s Mike Reiss, Frank Piraino and John Streicher, Vrabel’s former strength coach and football research director with the Tennessee Titans, could be joining him in New England.

Not only has a group of assistants already left the organization, the team also has begun the process of filling the first openings. Among those expected to be brought in are two of new head coach Mike Vrabel’s former assistants with the Tennessee Titans,

Our look at some of the likely candidates to become the Patriots' next offensive and defensive coordinators includes familiar faces.

The Patriots have interviewed a Chicago Bears coach for the offensive coordinator job, per NFL Network's Ian Rapoport.

The New England Patriots are reportedly moving forward in negotiations with Mike Vrabel to become their next head coach, signaling a potential return to the franchise where he once thrived as a player.

New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel has been on the job for a week and is ramping up his efforts to build out his coaching staff in Foxboro.

The New England Patriots may be closing in on bringing back another familiar face. They hired Mike Vrabel to be their new head coach on January 12 after he played for them from 2001-08 and they might be bringing back Josh McDaniels to be their offensive coordinator.

Just one year after the Patriots promoted Jerod Mayo to head coach, they were already looking for his successor: Mayo was fired shortly after his team’s 4-13 season concluded, making him just the second head coach in franchise history to go one-and-done.