At other points in the roughly two-hour show, Patteson said Drew Gilbert, the former Tennessee star who provided the Giants a big spark as a rookie, was being somewhat “selfish” for reportedly trying to help his former coach land the job with the Giants. He also made reference to a classic conservative talking point about the City by the Bay.

There was a lot to that week, and I think our guys handled it really well,” Vrabel said. He coached Tennessee from 2018-2023, but was fired in January 2024.

Mike Vrabel greeted his New England Patriots with a celebratory hug just as he did with the Tennessee Titans not far away in Nissan Stadium and not too long ago.