After Bill Belichick was fired by New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, after 24 seasons as head coach of the team and six Super Bowl trophies in nine appearances, the expectation around the NFL was that the legendary coach would have little trouble finding a new job at the helm of a different NFL franchise.

Belichick surprisingly took the head coaching job at the University of North Carolina in December, but Brady -- now a minority owner of the Raiders -- has at least asked his former head coach about making a potential return to the NFL and reuniting with him in Las Vegas, according to NFL Network's Tom Pelissero .

FOXBORO — Bill Belichick has already said more positive things about Mike Vrabel in his one day as the Patriots’ head coach than he did about Jerod Mayo in a full year. Vrabel was officially introduced as the Patriots head coach on Monday at Gillette Stadium. He was hired Sunday morning.

Last month, former New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick shockingly accepted a job as the head coach at the University of North Carolina, leaving his NFL past behind for the college game where he'll coach for the first time in his career.

NFL Network reports that Brady “spoke recently with his old coach about what it would take to make a reunion happen.”

Raiders minority owner Tom Brady recently spoke to Bill Belichick, asking what it would take for his old head coach to return to the NFL, NFL Media’s Tom Pelissero reported Wednesday.

The former Patriots coach opted not to take a victory lap during his weekly appearance on “The Pat McAfee Show” on Monday.

The Patriots are not winning games, but they are winning the battle for the hearts and minds of the sporting public. The Patriots get grace. The Red Sox get told to get a clue.

In the second quarter of the Los Angeles Rams' wild card matchup against the Minnesota Vikings, the quarterback was being sacked and—without looking—decided to flick the ball out as a pass attempt to avoid a loss of yards. The play was originally ruled a fumble returned for a touchdown. After review, it was changed to an incomplete pass.

Stanford ranked No. 15 in the ACC in scoring offense (22.8 ppg.) and dead-last in scoring defense this fall (33.7). The Cardinal signed the No. 49 high school recruiting class and didn't spark much hope for instant improvement next season with the nation's No. 63 transfer portal class.

In this week’s Sunday 7, WEEI’s Nick “Fitzy” Stevens reacts to the New England Patriots’ Mike Vrabel hire, their coordinator search, a massive upcoming offseason, and the Divisional Round of the NFL playoffs.