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Mike Vrabel, who played linebacker for the New England Patriots for eight seasons and won three Super Bowls with the team, is tasked with turning the once proud franchise around.

But the first-year Patriots head coach's attention recently turned to a reporter who raised a question about star receiver Stefon Diggs' availability for the team's season opener. Vrabel took issue with the line of questioning.

"Did you really believe that, Phil?" Vrabel responded when asked about Diggs. "You’re a smart guy. I don’t know where you went to school. It wasn’t Ohio State. Do you really believe that, Phil, or are you just trying to bait me into something?"

Diggs appeared in eight games with the Houston Texans last season and tore

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