{"id":93306,"date":"2025-09-15T09:17:40","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T09:17:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=93306"},"modified":"2025-09-15T09:19:33","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T09:19:33","slug":"patriots-coach-mike-vrabel-gets-into-heated-exchange-with-reporter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=93306","title":{"rendered":"Patriots coach Mike Vrabel gets into heated exchange with reporter"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"js-article-text\">\n<ul>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/08\/15\/19\/101265901-0-image-a-57_1755282939032.jpg\" alt=\"Hu\u1ea5n luy\u1ec7n vi\u00ean tr\u01b0\u1edfng c\u1ee7a Patriots, Mike Vrabel, tranh c\u00e3i n\u1ea3y l\u1eeda v\u1edbi ph\u00f3ng vi\u00ean v\u1ec1 Stefon Diggs | Daily Mail Online\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>By ERIC BLUM, US SPORTS REPORTER<\/p>\n<p>Published:<time datetime=\"2025-08-15T20:02:05+0100\"> 15:02 EDT, 15 August 2025 <\/time> | Updated: <time datetime=\"2025-08-15T20:02:05+0100\"> 15:02 EDT, 15 August 2025 <\/time><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A head coach will go to any length to defend his players, even if it means insulting a member of the media, like Patriots boss Mike Vrabel did on Thursday when asked about Stefon Diggs.<\/p>\n<p>Vrabel got into a heated exchange with NBC Sports Boston&#8217;s Phil Perry after Diggs made public comments about possibly not being ready for the regular season.<\/p>\n<p>Diggs said he felt &#8216;great&#8217; but also stated &#8216;we\u2019ll see about Week 1,&#8217; in an interview with The Athletic.<\/p>\n<p>Diggs and Vrabel are both in their first years in their current positions, as New England&#8217;s head coach and top wide receiver, with plenty of doubts on the organization after two bad years.<\/p>\n<p>The exchange started with Perry asking Vrabel directly about Diggs, due to a policy of not having the 32-year-old wideout speak with the local media until after he has appeared in a game for the team.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Did you really believe that, Phil? I mean, you\u2019re a smart guy. I don\u2019t know where you went to school &#8211; it wasn\u2019t Ohio State. But like, do you really believe that? Do you really believe that, Phil, or are you just trying to bait me into something?&#8217;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel got into a heated exchange with a local reporter<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Phil Perry (right) asked about Stefon Diggs&#8217; (left) recent comments to a national reporter<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8216;I\u2019m not baiting you into anything,&#8217; Perry retorted. &#8216;[Diggs] did say he wasn\u2019t sure he\u2019d be ready for Week 1.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Vrabel then said he was not sure about the context of Diggs&#8217; comments and pointed to him being a participant for most of training camp.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I\u2019m excited of where he\u2019s at and we\u2019ll see when Week 1 comes, but he\u2019s going to practice today,&#8217; Vrabel added. &#8216;Hopefully, he helps us in the red zone, but we can\u2019t predict the future about Week 1. 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