PATRIOTS NEWS Vrabel to speak with media today (4/21)

ViperGTS · Apr 23, 2026

BUSTAMOVE said:
Most people deflect when something compromising happens to them. Unfortunately most will double down on it. He obviously came forward to Kraft because the Patriots tried to kill the story. He just had all the players in and I am sure he manned up. He is going to counseling with his fami,y so he came clean there also.
He did not give a gotcha quote yesterday but with his word salad he admitted something more than his original comment which was smart. Last thing you want to do when you are in the public life is give a quote that the press and media will play over and over and it will never go away.
As far as the fans. He owes them nothing on this situation. It’s a personal matter that did not break any laws. If he ran the ball all day on a team that was weak in the passing game then he owes an explanation to the fans who payed good money to watch the game. Having an affair. Sorry your putting way to much stock into being a fan

I don't really believe that. He's the HC of the NE Patriots a vilified organization in a lot of parts around the country. This just adds to the BS that fans will have to endure imo. He made some poor choices and as a public figure needed to be much smarter.

BUSTAMOVE · Apr 23, 2026

ViperGTS said:
I don't really believe that. He's the HC of the NE Patriots a vilified organization in a lot of parts around the country. This just adds to the BS that fans will have to endure imo. He made some poor choices and as a public figure needed to be much smarter.

We just see it differently. That’s fine. On the fun side of being a fan. What position are we taking in first round?

bakes781 · Apr 23, 2026

He will be speaking at 730

ViperGTS · Apr 23, 2026

BUSTAMOVE said:
We just see it differently. That’s fine. On the fun side of being a fan. What position are we taking in first round?

Nobody. They are trading out due to Vrabel imo. Might be a legit move, might be to keep him from talking.

If there is an OT like Lomu there....maybe you take him. Need line insurance imo and thats a good one.

EDIT: Missed that he is talking at 7ish. Mighty interesting.

Ross12 · Apr 23, 2026

ViperGTS said:
Nobody. They are trading out due to Vrabel imo. Might be a legit move, might be to keep him from talking.

If there is an OT like Lomu there....maybe you take him. Need line insurance imo and thats a good one.

EDIT: Missed that he is talking at 7ish. Mighty interesting.

The team issued a statement too:

“The New England Patriots fully support Mike Vrabel’s decision to prioritize his family first, as well as his own well-being,” the team said, via Mike Reiss of ESPN. “Mike has been open with us about his commitment to being the best version of himself for his family, this team and our fans, and we respect the steps he is taking to follow through on that commitment.

“We are confident in the leadership and communication Mike has established with our personnel staff throughout this pre-draft process. While he will not be present at the facility on Saturday, we know the draft evaluations are complete and Eliot Wolf and his personnel staff are prepared to execute our draft as planned this weekend.”

BUSTAMOVE · Apr 23, 2026

ViperGTS said:
Nobody. They are trading out due to Vrabel imo. Might be a legit move, might be to keep him from talking.

If there is an OT like Lomu there....maybe you take him. Need line insurance imo and thats a good one.

I do not think they will pass on a player that they would have chosen at 31 if the Vrabel mess didn’t happen. They would lose out on a player so Vrabel would not have to talk is not even in the cards. I think they may trade out to get a OT or OG that they know will be there 6-7 spots later to gain draft Capitol fir trading up in rounds or if true AJ Capitol for a trade for him.

Ross12 · Apr 23, 2026

I am guessing they realized if they trade out then Vrabel will not speak to the media at all and it would be a bad look, so instead they are having him speak ahead of the draft just to make it clear he’s not trying to dodge them or something.

Alternatively, perhaps he is going to re-address the situation going on. Who knows. Not sure what else there is to talk about before anyone has been drafted.

Crazy Patriot Guy · Apr 23, 2026

Raccoonsuit said:
I'm actually a ghost

How long did it take you to learn to touch the keyboard? I know Patrick Swayze struggled a bit with that.

n1997y · Apr 23, 2026

bakes781 said:
He will be speaking at 730

Something dropped a few minutes early, on Patriots.com, as I’m posting this at 7:30 and just finished watching it.

lancerman · Apr 23, 2026

Ross12 said:
I am guessing they realized if they trade out then Vrabel will not speak to the media at all and it would be a bad look, so instead they are having him speak ahead of the draft just to make it clear he’s not trying to dodge them or something.

Alternatively, perhaps he is going to re-address the situation going on. Who knows. Not sure what else there is to talk about before anyone has been drafted.

I said earlier, but if they traded out under the current conditions, people will just blast him and say he made the call to hide from the media today. Right or wrong, it was the smart move in the case they do trade out

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