I’ve known Coach Vrabel from a young age, from high school when he was a recruiter at Ohio State. I always admired his playing career and coaching career,” said linebacker Robert Spillane, who played for Vrabel in Tennessee.

During Thursday’s introductory press conference by the New England Patriots for Milton Williams, Robert Spillane, Carlton Davis III and Morgan Moses, head coach Mike Vrabel was repeatedly cited as a major selling point for signing with the team.

Last year, with Bill Belichick gone and a rookie head coach replacing him in Jerod Mayo, the New England Patriots were lac