Kansas City Chiefs defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo is pleased that Mike Vrabel was hired as the head coach of the New England Patriots. He spoke about the hiring this week as the Chiefs prepare to face the Philadelphia Eagles at Super Bowl LIX.

New Patriots coach Mike Vrabel's coaching staff will have several familiar faces from his time with the Tennessee Titans. Of the 26 members of the staff announced by New England on Wednesday, 11 worked with Vrabel during his six-year tenure in Tennessee from 2018 to 2023.

The 2024 Kansas City Chiefs enter Super Bowl LIX with a 17-2 record, or 17-1 if you don't count their Week 18 game against the Denver Broncos when they rested their starters. They employ Patrick Mahomes, Andy Reid, and Travis Kelce, who are all in the conversation for the best in NFL history at their respective jobs.

Uche isn’t participating in Super Bowl LIX with the Patriots, of course. He’s one of seven members of the Chiefs — six players and a coach — who were traded or let go by the Patriots in recent years. There was an eighth, but the Browns signed quarterback Bailey Zappe off the Chiefs’ practice squad in Week 8.