The New England Patriots are looking to establish a culture that has been severely lacking since the days when Tom Brady and Bill Belichick were terrorizing the rest of the NFL. New England feels it has its quarterback of the future in Drake Maye, whom it selected in the first round of the 2024 NFL draft.

This past offseason, the Pats brought in Mike Vrabel to be the franchise’s new head coach. Unfortunately, the pairing has gotten off to a 1-2 start in their first season together. There is still plenty of time to get things turned around, but it wouldn’t be hard to blame them if their focus was elsewhere after Friday’s news.

According to ESPN, Vrabel confirmed on Friday that Terrell Williams, his defensive coordinator, has been diagnosed with prostate cancer.

Vrabel told reporters that Williams is meeting with doctors and undergoing treatment “to figure out the best plan to be able to attack this and heal it and allow him to get back to better health. Our medical staff and the people in this town have been fantastic to help him and get him started with that process.”

“This is a hard business. This is tough,” Vrabel said of the situation. “When you do this, you have to have people that you trust implicitly, that are loyal. He’s been that. He has an ability to reach everybody, and it always kept me in perspective.”

Fans reacted to the news on social media.

“Wishing Coach Williams a speedy recovery,” one fan wrote on Twitter.

“I hate cancer – prayers, coach!” someone else added.

The team over at The Comeback will continue to keep coach Williams in our thoughts and prayers.