He chugs it before meetings. He updates players on his daily consumption. ‘I am amazed,’ one player says.

The former linebacker has earned his players’ respect through ‘badass’ practice habits that include joining drills and letting players hit him.

This is the second time Vrabel has won COY

In the summer of 2011, NFL linebacker Mike Vrabel announced his retirement from his 14-year career with the Steelers, Patriots and Chiefs — and at the same time revealed he’d become an assistant coach at Ohio State.

Mike Vrabel and Mike Macdonald share names and penchants for elite defenses, but philosophical differences paved the coaches paths to Super Bowl LX.

The Patriots' coach is most comfortable hanging with a crew that includes a funeral director, an owner of an artificial turf company, and a medical device salesman.

Patriots coach Mike Vrabel takes a unique approach to leading his team that has rapidly improved New England from cellar-dwellers to Super Bowl contenders

After leading a stunning turnaround in his first year with the franchise where he won three Super Bowls as a player, Mike Vrabel was rewarded Thursday as NFL Coach of the Year winner.

Drake Maye has said New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel makes sure his players show respect to facility staff and other people they work with