Mike Vrabel was a player for the Patriots when they decided to do away with individual player introductions before their Super Bowl XXXVI win over the Rams to cap the 2001 season and that tradition held until Sunday’s game against the Browns.

Vrabel opted to have the offense introduced before the game, which quarterback Drake Maye said made him a little nervous because he has “literally no swag” but the result of the game showed that it didn’t throw the team off too much. The Patriots rolled to a 32-13 win that improved their record to 6-2 and Vrabel said after the game that he hoped to build energy at Gillette Stadium by giving the players a moment in the spotlight.

“Just feel like these guys put a lot into it and would like to recognize him individually,” Vrabel said, via a transcript

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