Patriots cornerback Christian Gonzalez played his first season under Bill Belichick. He played his second season under Jerod Mayo. He will play his third season under Mike Vrabel. Gonzalez said things changed inside the building from 2023 to 2024.

Mike Vrabel's new coaching staff is an almost total break from the past with a new and different approach. Vrabel is not a branch of the Belichick coaching tree. He's planting his own sapling, and it will be fun to watch it flourish.

Brian Belichick, the son of legendary ex-Patriots coach Bill Belichick, is departing the team after serving as the safeties coach for the past five years, multiple reports said Tuesday, as new head coach Mike Vrabel builds his staff.