"It’s a big win for him coming back to where he used to be," Patriots wide receiver Kayshon Boutte said about Vrabel, per Mark Daniels of MassLive. "I know it means a lot to him. He might not say it, but I know it truly does. I think we did a good job of just having his back, supporting him."
"Just having your coach’s back," fellow receiver Stefon Diggs said about what Patriots players hoped to accomplish for Vrabel on Sunday. "It means a lot. People in this league have been around a lot of different places. It’s kind of a sensitive topic for everybody. ...He’s a humble coach. He’s not going to make it 'bout himself. He’s going to make it about the players. For us, it is always personal, especially [when] it’s one of our guys. It’s part of having our guys back."
"It was big," Williams added about getting the win for Vrabel. "Of course, we know he came from here. I don’t know what happened over there, but he’s our coach now. Every week, he’s on our a— during the week to make sure we’re ready for the moment. It didn’t matter if we were coming back here. That’s every week. We’re trying to get a win every week. All the players knew we were coming back to where he was. We wanted to go out and get a win for him."
