Mike Vrabel’s former boss implemented a bizarre barrier to the New England Patriots.

Bill Belichick apparently has no desire to turn his college program into a pipeline for his longtime NFL organization. The legendary head coach reportedly banned Patriots scouts from attending North Carolina practices.

Vrabel won three Super Bowls in his eight seasons playing under Belichick in New England. The new Patriots head coach responded to Belichick’s maneuver on Friday, per WEEI’s Tom Carroll .

“That’s an individual choice, and we’ll cross that bridge when we start looking at players,” Vrabel said. “Want to focus on our football team, and that’s their prerogative to make the decisions that they feel like are best for them. And then we’ll have to find other ways to get the information for an

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