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New England Patriots coach Mike Vrabel offered a firm response to Bill Belichick\u2019s explanation for banning his team\u2019s scouts from North Carolina\u2019s facilities.<\/p>\n

Belichick claimed that he instituted the ban because he is \u201cnot welcome\u201d at the Patriots\u2019 facilities, and was simply giving the team\u2019s employees the same treatment. Vrabel, who played for Belichick, was not on board with that logic. In an appearance on WEEI Monday, Vrabel pointed out that Belichick had been welcomed back for Tom Brady\u2019s jersey retirement ceremony last June.<\/p>\n

\u201cNothing surprises me,\u201d Vrabel said when asked about the controversy. \u201cBill came back for, to the best of my knowledge, Tom\u2019s ceremony. I guess he\u2019s welcome back based on the fact that he was there. I just go by that. Since his departure as head coach here, he\u2019s been back, and I\u2019ll leave it at that.\u201d<\/p>\n

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In other words, Vrabel is not buying Belichick\u2019s reasoning. The Patriots coach had previously dismissed questions about the situation, though that was before Belichick offered up his public explanation.<\/p>\n

Vrabel is correct that Belichick attended Brady\u2019s ceremony. The former Patriots coach received a very warm reception from the crowd at Gillette Stadium, and even spoke during the event. He has not returned since, but it is not clear that he has had any cause to be.<\/p>\n

Ultimately, Belichick\u2019s decision likely harms North Carolina\u2019s players more than anyone else. Vrabel clearly has no problem with his former coach, though Belichick\u2019s issues seem to be with ownership more than anything else.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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