Tom Brady showed love to one of his former teammates after he reached the Super Bowl on Sunday. During Fox's broadcast of the NFC championship game between the Los Angeles Rams and Seattle Seahawks, Brady gave a shoutout to Mike Vrabel and the New England Patriots for beating the Denver Broncos in the AFC championship.

The Patriots struggled to find their identity after Tom Brady left the organization in 2020. But now they appear to be back in the saddle under Mike Vrabel.

SEATTLE — Tom Brady and Drake Maye both quarterbacked the Patriots to the Super Bowl as second-year pros, so, of course, a new dynasty led by a Hall of Famer must be upon us. If only projecting careers were as simple as drawing that parallel.

It was a far cry from the glory days of Tom Brady and Bill Belichick. But last year, they entered Drake Maye into the equation, the second of those two 4-13 campaigns serving as a learning season for the rookie quarterback. This season, they added Mike Vrabel as the new head coach.

Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel discusses his a lewd 2019 comment about a physical sacrifice he would make to win a Super Bowl during an interview.

Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel stopped by WEEI’s “The Greg Hill Show” on Tuesday morning after the team made its return from Denver following the AFC Championship game win over the weekend. Boston closes in on 20 inches of snow.