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By Megan Armstrong
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Never forget that New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel was a player first.
The former All-Pro linebacker and three-time Super Bowl champion got in on the action at the Arizona State Sun Devils' Pro Day on Friday.
FOX 10 Phoenix's Blake Niemann posted a since-viral video of Vrabel getting in on a one-on-one drill with former ASU offensive tackle Max Iheanachor. The 26-second clip shows Vrabel appearing to coach up Iheanachor on hand placement and footwork, and he didn't take it easy on Iheanachor physically.
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The 14-3 Patriots were obliterated by the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl LX, largely because they couldn't protect quarterback Drake Maye, who was sacked six times in the 29-13 loss. New England drafted left tackle Will Campbell at No. 4 overall last year, but offensive line remains a glaring need.
Earlier this month, Eric Edholm, NFL.com's lead draft analyst, projected the Patriots to take Iheanachor at No. 31 overall in the 2026 NFL Draft on April 23.
"Maybe this pick ends up as part of a trade package for A.J. Brown, but if not, I could see the Patriots wanting to find someone to groom as Morgan Moses' replacement," Edholm wrote. "Iheanachor is a fascinating specimen whose best ball is ahead of him."
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The Patriots signed veteran tackle Morgan Moses to a three-year contract last March, but he's entering his age-35 season.
NFL analyst Daniel Jeremiah ranked Iheanachor as the 31st-best prospect in this year's draft class, noting, "It might take a little time, but Iheanachor has the raw tools to develop into a high-level starter."
Overall, last season, Maye was the fourth-most sacked quarterback in the NFL, with 47 sacks taken across 17 regular-season games. It only got worse in the playoffs, as the 2025 NFL MVP runner-up took five sacks in the AFC Wild Card against the Los Angeles Chargers, five against Houston in the AFC Divisional, and five more against Denver in the AFC Championship before his nightmarish Super Bowl.
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