Mike Vrabel made the decision to bench Christian Barmore for the first quarter of the Patriots ’ eventual win over the Cleveland Browns on Sunday.

The coach chalked it up to him needing to make a decision for the team . Barmore declined to speak to reporters after the game.

“We’ve moved on, we’ve addressed it, and there’s no issues moving forward with me or anybody else,” Vrabel said about the decision on WEEI on Monday morning . “I think that’s just how we have to operate. And I’m excited to get going today here with the corrections and get these guys moving on to the Falcons.”

As he does every week, Vrabel was waiting outside the locker room to greet his players after the game. A clip from the video showed Vrabel and Barmore hugging.

The benching came as a surprise since Ba

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