New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel has been on the job for a week and is ramping up his efforts to build out his coaching staff in Foxboro. There has been a flurry of news over the last several days,

The New England Patriots are retaining special teams coordinator Jeremy Springer, according to a report from NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport on Monday. Springer had the second overall special teams unit in the NFL, per statistics from Pro Football Focus. So it would make sense that coach Mike Vrabel would like to retain that success on the team.

Our look at some of the likely candidates to become the Patriots' next offensive and defensive coordinators includes familiar faces.

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.

Vrabel has already reportedly interviewed several candidates for New England's OC position. The post Patriots coaching rumors roundup: Who will Mike Vrabel add to his staff? appeared first on Boston.com.

MassLive’s Mark Daniels reports that the Patriots plan to retain. New England is in the midst of some major coaching turnover since the team parted ways with Jerod Mayo after one season. Offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt and defensive coordinator Demarcus Covington are out -- as are at least six other assistant coaches.

The New England Patriots' social media account put out a video of Mike Vrabel’s first day on the job as head coach. Vrabel was officially announced as the Patriots organization's 16th head coach on January 13.