"THE FIRST DOMINOES began to fall in January of 2024. Two days after the regular season concluded, with the Tennessee Titans finishing 7-10, Mike Vrabel was fired as the Titans' coach after six years. Vrabel's teams posted a 56-48 record (including playoffs), with back-to-back AFC South titles, three playoff berths and a trip to the AFC Championship Game in the 2019 season -- but the 2023 season hadn't gone to plan."
"As for New England, two days later marked an end of a 24-year era that included six Super Bowls. It was on that day that Bill Belichick, the coach for whom Vrabel played for from 2001 to 2008, agreed to a mutual parting of ways with the Patriots. Those 48 hours ultimately paved the way for Vrabel's return to New England ... but not until a year later."
Mike Vrabel was fired by the Tennessee Titans in January 2024 after the team finished 7-10. His Titans tenure produced a 56-48 record (including playoffs), back-to-back AFC South titles, three playoff berths and an AFC Championship Game appearance in 2019. Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots parted ways two days later, ending a 24-year era that included six Super Bowls. Patriots owner Robert Kraft had previously agreed to a succession plan with assistant coach Jerod Mayo to succeed Belichick. Vrabel went unhired through the 2024 coaching cycle and served as a consultant with the Cleveland Browns. After a 4-13 2024 and Kraft's firing of Mayo, Kraft hired Vrabel.
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