FOXBOROUGH - One of Vince Wilfork’s favorite memories of Mike Vrabel from their playing days together provides an excellent illustration of just how bold the Patriots coach can be.
Wilfork, who spoke with MassLive while in town promoting his new BBQ sauce, prefaced the story by saying Vrabel was never afraid to speak his mind.
It didn’t matter who was on the receiving end be it coaches or teammates.
“You’re not going to shut him up,” Wilfork said of his former teammate. “If he believes in something, he’s going to tell you straight up he believes in it.