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Vrabel Takes Time Off, Patriots Trade Up in Draft

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Patriots coach Mike Vrabel takes a step back, focusing on family and personal growth, as the team trades up to draft Utah tackle Caleb Lomu. The NFL supports Vrabels decision, emphasizing its a personal matter. The Patriots, meanwhile, prepare for the draft with Eliot Wolf and Ryan Cowden leading the charge, while Vrabel stays involved remotely.

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Vrabel Takes Time Off, Patriots Trade Up in Draft

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Durham News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!Vrabel Takes Time Off, Patriots Trade Up in Draft. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.

Patriots coach Mike Ravel addressed the media for about seven minutes before Thursday's NFL draft kicked off. He made it clear his family and team come first, so he started counseling this weekend and sitting out the draft's final day on Saturday to focus, on being his best self. The move comes after photos surfaced of Ravel with reporter Diana Rossini in Sedona, Arizona, right before the NFL meetings in late March. Both are married and Rossini stepped down from her job at the athletic last week. The league has no plans to investigate. NFL Commissioner Roger Gadell called it a personal issue for the team to handle, not a conduct policy matter. The Patriots backed Ravel fully in a statement, saying they support his time away. On the draft front, New England traded up to grab Utah tackle Caleb Lomu at pick 28 Thursday, giving up their 31st and a 4th rounder. Most of their remaining 8 picks hit Saturday with exec Elliott Wolf calling the shots alongside

Ryan Cowden, while Ravel stays looped in remotely by a Zoom. As the Pats bill for next season without him in the room that day, Ravel's handling this head-on, showing real commitment to fixing things at home. I'm Cory with the story. That's your Derm News Today update, AI-powered and always on.

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