Mike Vrabel wins Coach of Year after historic Patriots turnaround ahead of Super Bowl LX

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Mike Vrabel is focused on winning his first-ever Super Bowl as a head coach, but he was already honored this week in San Francisco.

The New England Patriots head coach was named Coach of the Year at the NFL Honors on Thursday night.

Vrabel won the award over his opponent on Sunday in Super Bowl LX, Seattle Seahawks’ Mike Macdonald, San Francisco 49ers’ Kyle Shanahan, Jacksonville Jaguars’ Liam Coen, and Chicago Bears’ Ben Johnson.

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New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel celebrates after the AFC championship game against the Denver Broncos at Empower Field At Mile High on Jan. 25, 2026 in Denver, Colorado. (Cooper Neill/Getty Images)

This is the second time in Vrabel’s coaching career that he has won the award. He received 19 of the 50 first-place votes and had a total of 302 points.

Vrabel first won the award while leading the Tennessee Titans in 2021.

Vrabel is now the seventh coach to ever win Coach of the Year for multiple franchises, joining Chuck Nox, Bill Parcells, Bruce Arians, Dan Reeves, Don Shula and George Allen.

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When the Titans moved on, Vrabel didn’t take a job elsewhere in the NFL. Instead, he waited a year and the Patriots moved on after just a single season under Jerod Mayo.

The Patriots had just won four games for the second straight season, and it's their first without Bill Belichick at the helm. So, owner Robert Kraft went with another familiar face and former Super Bowl