It doesn’t sound like Josh McDaniels is not on the short list for Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel’s next offensive coordinator.

The New England Patriots beelining toward hiring Mike Vrabel might've been the worst-kept secret in the NFL as the coaching carousel started to heat up. Given t

Newly hired New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel is still figuring out his coaching staff, but he confirmed that a familiar face is

Speaking on the "Up & Adams" show, Rob Gronkowski explained why Josh McDaniels should be the next OC for the Patriots.

“Yeah,” Vrabel responded on “The Greg Hill Show,” when asked if McDaniels was on his list of candidates. McDaniels has been connected to Vrabel since the beginning of the Patriots’ head coaching search. If he joins Vrabel’s staff, it would be his third stint with the team as an offensive coordinator.

Now that the Patriots have found their head coach in Mike Vrabel, Rob Gronkowski thinks his first hire should be a familiar face.

The Patriots have interviewed a Chicago Bears coach for the offensive coordinator job, per NFL Network's Ian Rapoport.

On Tuesday, newly hired New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel confirmed to WEEI’s “The Greg Hill Show” that former Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels is on his “long list” of candidates to return to New England in that same role.

Josh McCown worked with Drake Maye in high school, but he reportedly won't be lured to New England to be an offensive coordinator.

After Mike Vrabel was hired as the Patriots new head coach, he said he’d turn his attention to filling out his coaching staff. One rumored candidate has been former NFL quarterback Josh McCown due to his relationship with Patriots quarterback Drake Maye.

Brian Hoyer, a longtime backup quarterback to Tom Brady, played under McDaniels in both New England and Las Vegas over his NFL career. The 39-year-old was recently asked if he'd have any interest in returning to the Patriots to help Maye learn the system: