FOXBOROUGH - Since returning to town, Mike Vrabel has found time in his busy schedule to donate his time to various causes.

In between offseason camps and training camp, the Patriots coach has actively engaged in community outreach events and charitable endeavors, working hands-on with kids at the Special Olympics and Boys and Girls Clubs.

Vrabel conveyed the importance of being involved in causes, citing Tim Wakefield as an inspiration.

Vrabel’s pro career as a player in New England overlapped with the late Red Sox pitcher.

They won championships with their respective teams. And after retirement, became close friends.

Not long after Wakefield died, his wife Stacy shared a note with Vrabel that the knuckleballer had written. The message struck a chord.

“He knew he had cancer. He just

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