Mike Vrabel promised a Patriots culture change, and that came at the expense of multiple well-liked players.
The final nail in the coffin of the previous New England era was when the Patriots released Joe Cardona. The 33-year-old was on the Super Bowl LIII team and was the last remnant from that period of the franchise.
It looked like the writing was on the wall for Cardona when the Patriots drafted long snapper Julian Ashby in the seventh round of this year’s draft. But Vrabel explained the decision behind Cardona’s release.