Entering his fourth season as a Patriot, Brenden Schooler has gone through training camps with Bill Belichick and Jerod Mayo. On the eve of training camp, following a full offseason of camps, Schooler was asked what was different about the start of this training camp.

Because after months of introductions and roster deconstruction and reconstruction, meetings and plans and installation and OTAs and non-padded minicamp practices, real football is coming. And so is the Mike Vrabel Experience for all to see. “We all need accountability,” Hunter Henry said Tuesday, “and he brings that every day.”

Tennessee Titans Head Coach Mike Vrabel reacts to a Titans penalty against the Seattle Seahawks during their game at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tenn., Sunday, Dec. 24, 2023.

Exploring the Patriots' shift from Jerod Mayo to Mike Vrabel as their next head coach, evaluating its impact on their roster rebuild and offseason strategy. Dozens take oath of US citizenship ...

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