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Mike Vrabel expected to add two familiar faces to Patriots staff

January 20, 2025 by Patriots Wire

New England Patriots coach Mike Vrabel is expected to bring a couple of more familiar faces on his newest coaching venture.

According to ESPN’s Mike Reiss, Frank Piraino and John Streicher, Vrabel’s former strength coach and football research director with the Tennessee Titans, could be joining him in New England.

Piraino spent time with the New York Giants last season. He is also familiar with the New England area, having been Boston College’s strength and conditioning coach beginning in December 2012 under Steve Adazzio.

Streicher spent last season with the Los Angeles Rams as a game management assistant. He spent time with the Titans from 2018-2023 in various roles. He was the team’s director of football administration in 2023, the football development coordinator from 2020-2022 and assistant to Vrabel from 2018-19.

Reiss wrote:

Sources around the NFL expect Vrabel to bring Frank Piraino, his former strength coach in Tennessee, to New England to achieve that goal. Piraino, who knows the area well from his time at Boston College, spent last season with the Giants.

And just as Bill Belichick had football research director Ernie Adams to assist him with game management, Vrabel had John Streicher in that role with the Titans. Now, Streicher is expected to follow Vrabel to New England. Streicher, who like Vrabel is an Ohio State alum, spent the 2024 season with the Rams.

The Patriots are undergoing a major staff overhaul. Last week, it was reported that at least five assistant coaches wouldn’t be returning to the team in 2025.

It’s clear that Vrabel wants to build his staff as he sees fit.

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