FOXBORO --- Nearly a decade ago, plenty of New England Patriots players and executives ended up going down to join the Tennessee Titans. Since Mike Vrabel has come back as the Patriots head coach in 2025, that's been flipped. It's part of the reason why safety Kevin Byard decided to reunite with his old coach and sign with the Patriots this past offseason. The veteran -- who led the NFL with seven interceptions a year ago -- inked a one-year deal worth $9 million in free agency, and was excited to see some familiar faces. "It's been great," Byard told reporters inside the Patriots' New Balance Athletics Center. "Being around coaches that I'm very familiar with, it's been very fun getting to know a lot of my new teammates. ... I'm excited to obviously get to the real OTAs and practices, things like that, so we can really start to gel together as a team." Byard hasn't been in New England long, but it's felt like he has. He spent six seasons with Vrabel after getting drafted in 2016.…