It wasn't too long ago that Mike Vrabel was inducted into the Patriots Hall of Fame. In that same building in Foxborough, Mass., on Monday, he was officially introduced as New England's new head coach, Michael Baca of NFL.com reports.

"I want to thank the teams that were willing to meet with me through this process to give me an opportunity to potentially lead their team," Vrabel said in his opening statement. "But in the end, it was clear to me and my family and my soul that this was the place that I wanted to be."

Vrabel takes over for Jerod Mayo, another former Patriot who led an underwhelming 4-13 campaign and was fired after one season on Jan. 5. Vrabel said his first order of business is reshaping the culture in New England.

"I want to galvanize our football team," Vrabel said. "I want to galvanize this building. I want to galvanize our fans. The most important thing are the players. There are some of them right here. I want to provide a program that provides their ownership but also their accountability of each other and one they'll be proud to be a part of and that they're gonna fight for. ...

"We're gonna earn the right to be here every day. We're gonna remove entitlement from our football team. We're gonna get everything that we've earned, from the head coach to the position coaches, all the way down to the players. We're gonna earn the right to be here every single day."

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