By the time the Patriots reached out on Wednesday to add the Lions defensive coordinator to their search, Glenn had already heard from the five other teams with vacancies.

The Patriots interviewed Mike Vrabel for their head-coaching vacancy Thursday, the team announced. Vrabel is the third candidate to meet with the team, following former NFL coordinators Byron Leftwich and Pep Hamilton on Tuesday.

Aaron Glenn is getting interest from every team with a head coaching vacancy this offseason, but the Detroit Lions defensive coordinator has already