If you had Mike Vrabel at Vrabel vs. The Field, redeem your ticket. Even if the probability was -10000.

According to multiple reports, the Patriots have reached an agreement with Vrabel, a member of the team’s Hall of Fame, to become the team’s next head coach.

It caps a crazy week in which Jerod Mayo was fired for a season-ending win that cost the franchise the first overall pick in the draft. As of Tuesday, the Patriots had complied with the Rooney Rule by interviewing both Byron Leftwich and Pep Hamilton. After they then asked for permission to interview Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn – and he declined – the path was clear to make a deal with Vrabel.

Vrabel coached the Titans from 2018 to 2023. The Titans surprisingly fired him a year after winning the AFC’s top seed.

But the Titans’ dysfunction is the Patriots’ gain. And the Patriots now have a guy who is the perfect mix of Bill Belichick and Bill Parcells. Vrabel is a master of situational football and the nuances of the rules. He can also communicate effectively internally and externally. It will slap you in the face and make you smile at the same time.

The signing will put a smile on the faces of Patriots fans. There is still much to do in New England.

But they have a young quarterback who many believe has the potential to be very good, if not great. And Vrabel, 49, could end up sticking around almost as long as Bill Belichick, who was 47 when he was hired 25 years ago.