Former NFL quarterback and Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich interviewed for the Seattle Seahawks' vacant offensive

Byron Leftwich, a former NFL quarterback, two-time Super Bowl winner and recently Tom Brady’s offensive coordinator with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, interviewed for the same job with the Seahawks recently. CBS Sports’ Jonathan Jones reported that Friday.

Former Tennessee Titans coach Mike Vrabel interviewed with the New England Patriots for the team's head coach opening, the Patriots announced Thursday.

The New England Patriots have started their search for a new head coach after Jarod Mayo was fired on Sunday. On Tuesday, the team interviewed former Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich and former Houston Texans offensive coordinator Pep Hamilton.

The New England Patriots could be on the verge of hiring their next coach after completing an interview with Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson on Friday, the fourth candidate to be brought in as part of the search to fill the vacancy created by the firing of Jerod Mayo.

Byron Leftwich ... search for a job Leftwich was never going to get. It went to Mike Vrabel, an obvious choice. He is a former Patriots linebacker, then head coach for the Tennessee Titans.

On Sunday morning, ESPN’s Adam Schefter broke the news that the Patriots have reached an agreement with former Tennessee Titans ... offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich and former Houston ...

The New England Patriots have hired Mike Vrabel, Akron native and graduate of Walsh Jesuit High School in Cuyahoga Falls, as their next head coach.

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