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ESPN NFL analyst Rex Ryan had a hilarious quote when reacting to the New England Patriots hiring Mike Vrabel as their new head coach. It was made official on Sunday that Vrabel will become the 16th coach of the Patriots organization.

Brady is supposedly only in an advisory role for the Raiders, though several league sources are convinced his influence is much greater.

Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson is among the top names in this year's NFL head coaching cycle —and according to one NFL insider, he's become "the candidate to watch" for one team in particular.

Raiders minority owner Tom Brady is involved in his team’s search for a coach. Fox broadcaster Tom Brady will be working postseason games involving one or more of the candidates to be hired to be his team’s next coach. The situation raises Brady’s conflict of interest to a higher level.