FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Mike Vrabel said Bill Belichick is welcome at the Patriots facility "to the best of my knowledge," adding that "nothing surprises me" when it comes to the six-time Super Bowl-winning coach's decision to ban New England scouts at the University of North Carolina .

Vrabel was asked Monday about Belichick's status with the Patriots in the wake of Belichick confirming that he banned New England scouts because it is "obvious I'm not welcome at their facility."

"Bill came back for, to the best of my knowledge, [to] Tom's ceremony," Vrabel said in his weekly interview with sports radio WEEI, referencing Belichick's appearance at Tom Brady's in-stadium team Hall of Fame ceremony in June 2024. "So I guess he's welcomed back based on the fact he was there.

"I'll just go

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