The New England Patriots fired Bill Belichick's successor Jerod Mayo after just one season with reports emerging that the head coach might have lost the locker room with players being unhappy

Across the NFL, teams eliminated from Super Bowl contention are turning their focus toward a long offseason of coaching changes and contract negotiations.

The New England Patriots have hired Mike Vrabel as their next head coach. The team announced the hiring Sunday morning. It comes a week after Patriots owner Robert Kraft fired Jerod Mayo after the team’s season finale victory over the Buffalo Bills to finish 4-13 in his lone season as coach.

Will Josh McDaniels, Wes Welker and Bryan Cox return? Here's a look at who might be Vrabel's assistant coaches.

Mike Vrabel made a triumphant return to New England as head coach of the Patriots on Monday. A former linebacker and Super Bowl champion under Bill Belichick, Vrabel said he felt the move back to Foxborough, Mass., was right "in his soul." Vrabel previously coached the Tennessee Titans and spent last season as a consultant for the Cleveland Browns.

"Vrabel would want this job - 100 percent,'' Belt said this week. "He would want the Cowboys job." McCarthy's contract expires on January 14 after Sunday's Week 18 game against Washington here at AT&T Stadium. The coach has expressed a desire to stay on here with a contract extension.

Will the pre-existing relationship between Tom Brady and Mike Vrabel be enough to bring the former Titans head coach to the Las Vegas Raiders?

DALLAS — Mike McCarthy is not expected to return as head coach of the Dallas Cowboys, WFAA has confirmed Monday. ESPN insider Adam Schefter first reported that McCarthy and the Cowboys "engaged in no discussions about a new deal" and that McCarthy is now expected to be a candidate for the open coaching positions in New Orleans and Chicago.

Dallas' exclusive negotiating window with McCarthy runs until Jan. 14. Will Jerry Jones let him interview elsewhere or extend his deal?