Quick-hit thoughts and notes around the New England Patriots and NFL: 1. OC intrigue: In his first week as Patriots head coach, Mike Vrabel began meeting with members of the team's 2024 coaching staff and identifying coaches from other teams to interview.

The Patriots spent Tuesday interviewing Chicago Bears interim coach Thomas Brown for their vacant post, MassLive confirmed. Brown was first promoted to offensive coordinator when the Bears fired Shane Waldron, and later was named interim head coach after Matt Eberflus was let go.

The New England Patriots have found their next head coach. And it's a familiar face. The club has hired Mike Vrabel, who won three Super Bowl championships with the franchise as a player, to lead the organization as its head coach going forward according to CBS Sports NFL insider Jonathan Jones and later made official by the Patriots.