With the season already underway and preparations building for Sunday’s matchup against the Raiders , head coach Mike Vrabel was asked Friday about former New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick ’s decision to block the team’s scouts from attending practices at the University of North Carolina. Vrabel took a measured stance when pressed on Belichick’s move, distancing the Patriots from the issue.

“That’s an individual choice. And we’ll cross that bridge when we look at individual players,” he told reporters, according to Mark Daniels X post. Expand Tweet

Vrabel’s response followed reports that Belichick, now leading the UNC program, had barred Patriots representatives from evaluating the Tar Heels' practices, according to CBS Sports. The reasoning was connected to how Beli

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