The task at hand will not be an easy one, but Vrabel and the Patriots’ front office led by executive vice president of player personnel Eliot Wolf do have plenty of resources at their disposal: besides owning the fourth overall pick in the NFL Draft and four total top-100 selections,

The start of the Mike Vrabel era will bring either serious optimism or dread depending on what the New England Patriots do in free agency. It's that time of the year when the stench of the past is replaced with the whimsical smell of something new.

With well over $100 million in cap space, the New England Patriots have more money to spend during the 2025 NFL offseason than any other team in the league. And with a new head coach (Mike Vrabel), a second-year quarterback who looks primed to become the face of the franchise (Drake Maye),