6 things to know about Patriots coaching candidate Mike Vrabel

Mike Vrabel interviewed with the Patriots on Thursday. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)Mike Vrabel – former Patriots linebacker who helped the team win three Super Bowls and collected a first team All-Pro honor during his playing career – interviewed for New England’s head coaching position. Here’s what to know about the former Patriots star.

He’s an Ohio State Hall of Fame inductee.

Vrabel’s performance during his years at Ohio State University, from 1993 to 1996, earned him a spot in the school’s Hall of Fame. He was inducted in 2012.

In his final two years of college football, Vrabel won the Big Ten’s Defensive Lineman of the Year. He set the school’s single-season records for sacks and…