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Sport Bilder des Tages May 20, 2025 Foxborough, Massachusetts, USA New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel speaks to the media before the team s OTA held on the practice field at Gillette Stadium. /CSM Foxborough USA – ZUMAc04_ 20250520_zma_c04_023 Copyright: xEricxCanhax

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Sport Bilder des Tages May 20, 2025 Foxborough, Massachusetts, USA New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel speaks to the media before the team s OTA held on the practice field at Gillette Stadium. /CSM Foxborough USA – ZUMAc04_ 20250520_zma_c04_023 Copyright: xEricxCanhax
On paper, the latest Patriots victory was no nonsense, but the final moments in the 2nd quarter tell a different story. In this blowout, New England had to deal with a heated moment that came out of nowhere involving defensive tackle Christian Barmore as he got into a fiery back-and-forth with Jets rookie offensive tackle Armand Membou at the end of the first half. Later, addressing the incident, Mike Vrabel shared his intentions behind his actions.
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“(I was) just reminding everybody to keep their composure,” the New England head coach said in his post-match press conference. “We have an identity that we’ve shown and that we’ve put out there on the football field. We don’t want to give people free yards, and that was it, just a reminder.”
Wild sequence to end the half.
No idea what started it but @Patriots DL Christian Barmore is going off with Mike Vrabel and several others trying to calm him down before cameras cut to Armand Membou who appears animated and being followed by teammates.
Most interesting sequence… pic.twitter.com/tVCmCsWESd
— Glenn Naughton (@JNRadio_Glenn) December 28, 2025
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Toward the end of the Jets’ running play at the end of the first half, Membou can be seen jumping on Bramore after the play had passed by. After this incident, the defensive tackle was on the floor, no longer able to get involved. To calm the situation down, Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel had to come onto the field to calm his defensive tackle down, while Armand Membou was also surrounded by his Jets teammates.
When asked about this incident, Bramore remained furious and further called out the New York Jets rookie for his actions.
“What happened was sorry a** number (70) do dirty a** sh** behind my back.,” Christian Barmore said. “People want to talk shit, but he ain’t out there on this field. I’m just saying, bro. They want to act tough, you go in the locker room.”
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On the flip side, Armand Membou refuted Bramore’s claims while holding the New England star responsible.
“The play was already over. I heard the whistle blown,” Membou said. Bro came behind me and literally landed his whole body on my back. I could have got hurt. I’ve never been a dirty player.”
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Moving forward from this incident, the New England Patriots remain one of the hottest teams in the league as they now have a dominant 13-3 record. But looking back, just one season ago, this achievement seemed a far-fetched dream as the Pats had a dismal 4-13. Hence, acknowledging his turnaround, the Patriots made a special announcement for Mike Vrabel.
Patriots make historic Mike Vrabel announcement
The red-hot New England Patriots continued their imperious run at MetLife Stadium, taking a 42-10 win over their division rival. With this victory, they also helped Mike Vrabel create NFL history in the process.
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“.@Patriots HC Mike Vrabel has led the team to 13 wins in his first year as head coach. In @NFL history, only two other coaches have led their teams to at least 13 wins in their first season: Jim Caldwell (Colts, 2009, 14-2) and George Seifert (49ers, 1989, 14-2),” the team announced on X.
Now with the playoffs up ahead, the New England fans would hope that Coach Vrabel and Patriots can continue this winning form and bring home the franchise’s first Lomabardi Trophy since the Tom Brady era.
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