TRANSCRIPT: Mike Vrabel's Media Statement on Tuesday 4/21

Here’s what New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel had to say during his statement in front of the media on Tuesday, April 21, 2026:

“Let me first begin by saying thank you. Thank you for your patience that you’ve shown in a personal and private matter for me and obviously everybody involved. I know that that’s not easy for you, and I respect that and I appreciate your efforts in doing so. I understand I could have addressed you guys sooner, but it was important to me to have a conversation with the players, which I did yesterday, very candidly, as we began our offseason program, which everyone is excited to be a part of. Stacey [James] had mentioned the players’ availability, and it was never my intention to have them speak to you or address you before I did. And so I asked him to come today and to talk with you.”

“I also don’t want to take away from the draft, the weekend of the draft. This is an important time for us and our organization and the excitement and the joy that those players are going to have that we bring onto our football team. They’re starting an amazing journey, one that should be celebrated as we welcome them onto our team.”

“With that being said, I’ve had some difficult conversations with people that I care about, with my family, the organization, the coaches, the players. Those have been positive and productive. We believe in order to be successful on and off the field, you have to make good decisions. That includes me. That starts with me. We never want our actions to negatively affect the team. We never want to be the cause of a distraction. Comments and questions that I’ve answered for the team and with the team, we’ll keep those private and, to ourselves.”

“I care deeply about this football team and I’m excited to coach them. I also know that I’m going to attack each day with humility and focus and what I can promise you is that my family, this organization, the team, the staff, the coaches, everybody, our fans, most importantly, will get the best version of me going forward. And that’s what I know and I’m excited to do that. But I wanted to, one, just address this and thank you for your patience in dealing with a private and personal matter.”

“Thank you.”

(EDITOR’S NOTE: This transcript was done based on the available footage and is subject to typographical errors. If you spot anything, please let me know in the comments below.)

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