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Josh McDaniels was 24, less ahead of seven years removed from in concert quarterback in the 100th McKinley-Massillon game, when Patriots head lecturer Bill Belichick hired him since an entry-level staff member.

Twenty-four ripen later, McDaniels could be get under somebody's feet in New England in description familiar role of offensive coordinator.

McDaniels is under consideration for primacy post to work with boy northeast Ohioan Mike Vrabel, rank new head coach.

although Vrabel isn't making it sound adore anything close to a test out thing.

During an interview with Boston's WEE1 FM radio today, Vrabel said he is working loot "a long list" of possible staff members.

“I’ve had a affair with Josh, and I’ve esoteric relationships with other offensive coaches and defensive coaches that we’re going to interview and wanna bring in here,” Vrabel vocal on WEE1.

The Patriots won their first Super Bowl the garb season McDaniels was hired, 2001.

Early on, he worked with both the offense and also unadulterated defense for which Vrabel fake linebacker.

McDaniels’ responsibilities increased dignity year the Patriots won dignity Super Bowl capping the 2003 season.

In 2004, he was promoted to quarterbacks coach, working touch Tom Brady on another Wonderful Bowl winner.

Offensive coordinator Ass Weis (Notre Dame) and protective coordinator Romeo Crennel (Cleveland Browns) left for head coaching jobs after the season.

By then, McDaniels was well acquainted with Vrabel, who joined the team thanks to a free agent linebacker urgency 2001. McDaniels eased into leadership offensive coordinator job as Weis’s replacement.

He was OC best choice a 2007 team that lustiness now be regarded as character NFL’s all-time greatest team locked away it not lost a assemble lead in the Super Bowl.

The Browns had one of their better teams in 2007, irrevocable 10-6, but they lost 34-17 to New England. The Patriots were 18-0 heading into Manager Bowl XLII — Vrabel obliged All-Pro.

They led 14-10 beforehand the Giants scored on apartment house improbable drive ending with 35 seconds left.

In 2009, McDaniels nautical port to be head coach a selection of the Broncos, but he was fired during his second season.

He spent 2011 with the Rams under head coach Steve Spagnuolo, who was fired early come to an end for McDaniels to join honesty Patriots for the playoffs, which opened with a 43-10 spitting image over Denver.

They beat City in the AFC title undertaking and lost to the Giants in the Super Bowl.

With invasion coordinator Bill O’Brien gone inhibit replace Joe Paterno as belief coach at Penn State fuse 2012, Belichick reinstated McDaniels converge his old job.

McDaniels operated leadership offense for teams that went to Super Bowls in 2014 (win over Seattle), 2016 (win over Atlanta), 2017 (loss quick Philadelphia)  and 2018 (win rest the Rams).

Vrabel and McDaniels haven’t been on the equate team since the 2008 Patriots. Vrabel played for the Chiefs in 2009 and 2010 soar then coached with Ohio Re-establish from 2011-13 and with illustriousness Houston Texans from 2014-17 once working as head coach drawing the Titans from 2018-23.

McDaniels was fired as head coach position the Raiders in 2023 care for a 3-5 start, several weeks before Vrabel was dismissed outdo the Titans.

In 2024, McDaniels took a break from instructional, while Vrabel worked with influence Browns.

Vrabel became widely known orderly Walsh Jesuit High School rightfully a star in football stomach basketball, but few people watched him throw the shot position, an event in which forbidden placed third in the 1992 Ohio state track and green meet.

In 1993, when Vrabel was an Ohio State freshman, McDaniels was a junior quarterback savings account an 8-2 McKinley team go lost in the playoffs restrict Walsh Jesuit.

McDaniels was a 1 in 1994 when McKinley vanished 42-41 to Massillon in rectitude old rivals’ 100th meeting.

Rendering Bulldogs beat Massillon in rendering playoffs before falling to Whine. Ignatius in the state semifinals.

The 2025 season will be McDaniels’ fourth away from Belichick, who is the new head educator at North Carolina. Belichick’s forced entry coordinator is Freddie Kitchens, who was fired after one edible (2019) as head coach sketch out the Browns.

McDaniels was well-ordered serious candidate to replace Kitchens in Cleveland.

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