Mike Vrabel
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Born: | Akron, Ohio, U.S. | August 14, 1975||||||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||||||
Weight: | 261 lb (118 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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High school: | Walsh Jesuit (Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio) | ||||||||||||||||
College: | Ohio State (1993–1996) | ||||||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 1997 / round: 3 / pick: 91 | ||||||||||||||||
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Regular season: | 54–45 (.545) | ||||||||||||||||
Postseason: | 2–3 (.400) | ||||||||||||||||
Career: | 56–48 (.538) | ||||||||||||||||
Record at Pro Football Reference |
Michael George Vrabel (/ˈvreɪbəl/ VRAY-bəl; born August 14, 1975) is an American football coach and former linebacker who is the head coach of the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Ohio State, where he was a consensus All-American. Vrabel then played in the NFL for 14 seasons, primarily as a member of the Patriots, where he became a three-time Super Bowl champion and a First-team All-Pro during his eight-year tenure. Noted for his versatility, Vrabel scored a receiving touchdown in consecutive Super Bowls, Super Bowl XXXVIII and Super Bowl XXXIX, becoming the only primarily defensive player to score in two Super Bowls.
Vrabel was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the third round of the 1997 NFL Draft, serving a four-year stint as a reserve player before joining the Patriots as a free agent in 2001, where he gained a larger role as an eventual starter and was key member of their 2000s defenses. Vrabel then finished his career with the Kansas City Chiefs after being traded there in 2009.
After retiring as a player following the 2010 season, Vrabel was the linebackers and defensive line coach at Ohio State for three seasons. His NFL coaching career began in 2014 with the Houston Texans as linebackers coach and then defensive coordinator, before becoming the head coach of the Tennessee Titans from 2018 to 2023. After being fired by the Titans, Vrabel served as a coaching and personnel consultant for the Cleveland Browns before being hired as the Patriots' head coach in 2025.
Early life
[edit]Vrabel was born on August 14, 1975, in Akron, Ohio. He is of Macedonian ethnicity, as his parents are Macedonians.[citation needed] Vrabel is a 1993 graduate of Walsh Jesuit High School in nearby Cuyahoga Falls, where he was a standout on their football team coached by Gerry Rardin.[1]
Playing career
[edit]College
[edit]Vrabel accepted an athletic scholarship to attend Ohio State University and played defensive end from 1993 to 1996. He compiled 12 sacks as a sophomore, 13 as a junior, and 48 tackles and nine sacks as a senior.[2] As a senior in 1996, Vrabel was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American. He finished his career at Ohio State by being named the Big Ten Defensive Lineman of the Year in both 1995 and 1996, becoming the first of two players to ever win the award twice (Wendell Bryant of Wisconsin being the other). Vrabel accumulated 36 sacks and 66 tackles for a loss.[3]
Vrabel was named to the Ohio State Football All-Century Team in 2000, and was inducted into the Ohio State Athletics Hall of Fame 12 years later.[4]
National Football League
[edit]Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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6 ft 4+1⁄8 in (1.93 m) |
270 lb (122 kg) |
34+1⁄4 in (0.87 m) |
9+5⁄8 in (0.24 m) |
4.93 s | 1.70 s | 2.88 s | 4.43 s | 7.77 s | 29.5 in (0.75 m) |
8 ft 6 in (2.59 m) |
23 reps | |
All values from NFL Combine[5][6] |
Pittsburgh Steelers
[edit]Vrabel was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the third round (91st overall) of the 1997 NFL Draft.[7] He spent the first four seasons of his career in Pittsburgh. Vrabel's most notable play as a Steeler came in his rookie season, when he sacked Drew Bledsoe in the 1997–98 AFC Divisional Playoffs to clinch a 7–6 victory for the Steelers.[8] Vrabel had 12 tackles and 2.5 sacks in 1998; nine tackles and two sacks in 1999; and 15 tackles, a sack, and a fumble recovery in 2000.[9][10][11]
New England Patriots
[edit]Vrabel joined the New England Patriots as a free agent for the 2001 season.[12] He played in every game on defense, starting in 12. He would occasionally come in as an eligible receiver, lining up as a tight end. Bill Belichick took advantage of this in 2004 in Super Bowl XXXVIII. In the fourth quarter, Tom Brady threw a 1-yard touchdown pass to Vrabel, making Vrabel the first defensive player to score a Super Bowl touchdown on offense since William "Refrigerator" Perry did so for the Chicago Bears against the Patriots in 1986's Super Bowl XX. Vrabel was one of the defensive stars as well; he had two sacks (one forcing a fumble) of Carolina Panthers quarterback Jake Delhomme.
In Super Bowl XXXIX in 2005, Vrabel caught a two-yard touchdown pass despite being held by the Eagles' Jevon Kearse, a feat pictured on the cover of the 2005 NFL Record and Fact Book. The reception made him one of 17 players to catch two or more touchdown passes in Super Bowls.
Vrabel finished with 10 career receptions in just 14 targets, all for touchdowns.[12] He caught one in 2002, two in 2004, three in 2005, two in 2007, and one each in Super Bowls XXXVIII and XXXIX, all with the Patriots, and one each in 2009 and 2010 with the Chiefs (thrown by former Patriot Matt Cassel). In addition to his 12 total receiving touchdowns on offense, Vrabel recorded his only career defensive touchdown against the Panthers in Week 2 of the 2005 season when he intercepted a pass from Delhomme and returned it 24 yards for a touchdown. According to the website Cold Hard Football Facts, no other player in NFL history has a better record of converting receptions to touchdowns. His versatility was good enough for NFL Network to rank him #7 on their Top 10 episode of the Most Versatile Players.
In Week 8 of the 2007 season, Vrabel forced three fumbles, had three sacks, recovered an onside kick, and scored an offensive touchdown against the Washington Redskins, for which he was named the AFC Defensive Player of the Week. In December 2007, he was selected to start at the Pro Bowl; in January 2008, he was named to the NFL All-Pro team for the 2007 season.
On December 26, 2005, on the final Monday Night Football game on ABC, Vrabel became, according to the Elias Sports Bureau, the first player—since the official recording of sacks began in 1982—to have two touchdown catches and a sack in the same game.[13]
Though right outside linebacker had been Vrabel's primary position in the Patriots' 3–4 scheme in his first four seasons with New England, in 2005 Vrabel moved to inside linebacker, because of the limited effectiveness of inside backers Monty Beisel and Chad Brown, although he had never before played inside in the NFL. By the time Tedy Bruschi returned from injury, he and Vrabel were the two men starting inside. Rosevelt Colvin successfully filled Vrabel's old spot, and many cite the change in positions as a major contributor to the Patriots' rebound in the second half of the season. Vrabel moved inside again late in the 2006 season after Junior Seau suffered a broken arm.
Kansas City Chiefs
[edit]On February 27, 2009, the Patriots traded Vrabel to the Kansas City Chiefs for what was originally announced as an undisclosed draft pick.[14] The next day it was revealed that Patriots traded both Vrabel and Matt Cassel in exchange for the Chiefs' second round pick, the 34th overall selection in the 2009 NFL draft.[15] He played in Kansas City for two seasons before retiring.[16]
NFL career statistics
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Regular season
[edit]Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
1997 | PIT | 15 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
1998 | PIT | 11 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1999 | PIT | 10 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2000 | PIT | 15 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2001 | NE | 16 | 12 | 63 | 40 | 23 | 3.0 | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2002 | NE | 16 | 13 | 82 | 58 | 24 | 4.5 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
2003 | NE | 13 | 9 | 52 | 37 | 15 | 9.5 | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2004 | NE | 16 | 15 | 71 | 54 | 17 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2005 | NE | 16 | 16 | 108 | 73 | 35 | 4.5 | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 24T | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2006 | NE | 16 | 16 | 89 | 54 | 35 | 4.5 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2007 | NE | 16 | 15 | 77 | 55 | 22 | 12.5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2008 | NE | 16 | 14 | 62 | 40 | 22 | 4.0 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2009 | KC | 14 | 14 | 52 | 43 | 9 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2010 | KC | 16 | 16 | 48 | 30 | 18 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career[17] | 206 | 140 | 740 | 511 | 229 | 57.0 | 11 | 73 | 6.7 | 24T | 1 | 41 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason
[edit]Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
1997 | PIT | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2001 | NE | 3 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2003 | NE | 3 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2004 | NE | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2005 | NE | 2 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2006 | NE | 3 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2007 | NE | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2010 | KC | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career[17] | 20 | 18 | 88 | 60 | 28 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Coaching career
[edit]Ohio State
[edit]Vrabel retired on July 10, 2011, to become the linebackers coach at Ohio State.[18] On December 21, new Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer decided to keep Vrabel on as part of his coaching staff as defensive line coach.[19]
Houston Texans
[edit]On January 10, 2014, Vrabel was hired by the Houston Texans as a linebackers coach.[20] During his three seasons as linebackers coach, the Texans ranked third in the NFL in yards allowed per game.[21] In January 2016 news outlets reported that the San Francisco 49ers offered Vrabel their defensive coordinator job, but he declined the offer and stayed in Houston.[22] In January 2017, the Texans named Vrabel as their defensive coordinator, moving previous coordinator Romeo Crennel to assistant head coach.[23] He coached players such as J. J. Watt, Jadeveon Clowney, Whitney Mercilus, and Benardrick McKinney.[21]
Tennessee Titans
[edit]2018 season
[edit]On January 20, 2018, Vrabel was hired as the head coach of the Tennessee Titans on a five-year deal.[24][25]
During a Week 2 20–17 victory over the Houston Texans, Vrabel earned his first career win as a head coach.[26] Two weeks later, he led the Titans to a 26–23 overtime victory over the defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles.[27] During Week 10, Vrabel beat his former longtime coach Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots by a score of 34–10.[28] Under Vrabel, the Titans' defense improved from the 13th-ranked defense in 2017 to the eighth-ranked defense in 2018.[29] Vrabel and the Titans narrowly missed the playoffs by one game and finished the 2018 season with a 9–7 record.[30]
2019 season
[edit]In 2019, the Titans once again finished 9–7, but it was enough to make the playoffs as the #6-seed.[31] During a Week 6 16–0 shutout road loss to the Denver Broncos, Vrabel elected to bench quarterback Marcus Mariota in favor of Ryan Tannehill,[32] a move that led to the Titans winning seven of their final 10 games despite starting 2–4.
In the Wild Card Round, Tennessee upset the defending Super Bowl champion Patriots on the road by a score 20–13, led by running back Derrick Henry's 204 yards from scrimmage.[33] The Titans pulled off another upset against the top-seeded Baltimore Ravens in the Divisional Round, winning on the road by a score of 28–12 behind another breakout performance from Henry with 202 scrimmage yards along with a passing touchdown on a trick play.[34] With the victory, the Titans advanced to their first AFC Championship since 2002, where they lost to the eventual Super Bowl LIV champion Kansas City Chiefs by a score of 35–24.[35]
2020 season
[edit]Titans defensive coordinator Dean Pees retired on January 20, 2020, after spending the last two seasons with the team.[36] Vrabel decided not to hire a defensive coordinator for the season.[37]
After starting the 2020 season with a 5–0 record, their first since 2008, the Titans finished with an 11–5 record, improving upon their 9–7 record from the previous four years and earning their first double-digit winning season and division title since 2008.[38]
Following the Titans' 20–13 loss to the Ravens in the Wild Card Round, Vrabel revealed that outside linebackers coach Shane Bowen was the defensive coordinator in all but the title and that Bowen made the defensive play calls.[39]
2021 season
[edit]The Titans dealt with many injuries throughout the 2021 season, but were able to overcome all of them en route to a 12–5 record, an AFC South title, and the #1-seed in the AFC.[40] The team fielded 91 players during the season (mostly due to injury and COVID-19), breaking the old NFL record of 84 held by the 2019 Miami Dolphins and 2020 San Francisco 49ers.[41][42]
With the division title, Vrabel helped the Titans clinch the AFC South for the second consecutive season. This would be the first time since 1960–1962 that the franchise would win their division in back-to-back seasons. However, the season ended with a 19–16 upset loss in the Divisional Round to the eventual AFC champion Cincinnati Bengals, their third-straight playoff loss dating back three seasons.[43] For his work in the 2021-22 NFL season, Vrabel was named AP NFL Coach of the Year.[44][45]
2022 season
[edit]On February 8, 2022, Vrabel and general manager Jon Robinson were given contract extensions.[46][47]
The Titans started the 2022 season with a 7–3 record, putting them in a prime position to secure a playoff spot. However, the Titans lost seven straight games and ended up missing the playoffs, finishing with a 7–10 record.[48]
2023 season
[edit]In 2023, the Titans finished with a 6–11 record.[49] As a result, Vrabel was dismissed from the Titans on January 9, 2024.[50]
Cleveland Browns
[edit]After not landing a coordinator or head coaching job in the offseason, Vrabel signed a one-year contract with the Cleveland Browns as a coaching and personnel consultant on March 15, 2024.[51][52]
New England Patriots
[edit]On January 12, 2025, Vrabel was hired as the head coach of the New England Patriots.[53]
Head coaching record
[edit]Team | Year | Regular season | Postseason | |||||||
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Won | Lost | Ties | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Win % | Result | ||
TEN | 2018 | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 3rd in AFC South | — | — | — | — |
TEN | 2019 | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 2nd in AFC South | 2 | 1 | .667 | Lost to Kansas City Chiefs in AFC Championship Game |
TEN | 2020 | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 1st in AFC South | 0 | 1 | .000 | Lost to Baltimore Ravens in AFC Wild card game |
TEN | 2021 | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 | 1st in AFC South | 0 | 1 | .000 | Lost to Cincinnati Bengals in AFC Divisional Game |
TEN | 2022 | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 | 2nd in AFC South | — | — | — | — |
TEN | 2023 | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 | 4th in AFC South | — | — | — | — |
TEN total | 54 | 45 | 0 | .545 | 2 | 3 | .400 | |||
NE | 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | TBD | — | — | — | — |
NE total | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | |||
Total | 54 | 45 | 0 | .545 | 2 | 3 | .400 |
Personal life
[edit]Vrabel and his wife, Jennifer, have two sons: Tyler and Carter.[54] Tyler started on the offensive line for the Boston College Eagles football team for three years and declared himself for the 2022 NFL draft.[55] Undrafted, Tyler was signed by the Atlanta Falcons in the 2022 preseason.[56] In September 2019, Carter committed to play baseball at Wabash Valley College.[57] Carter then spent two seasons with Volunteer State Community College, before transferring to Tennessee Tech for his final year.[58] Vrabel founded the "Mike's Second and Seven Foundation" with his former Ohio State teammates Ryan Miller and Luke Fickell to promote literacy in the central Ohio area.[59]
In March 2011, Vrabel was arrested and charged with a Class D felony for theft at an Indiana casino. According to reports from Kansas City television station KMBC and ProFootballTalk.com, the incident involved eight bottles of beer at a deli. Vrabel was released after posting a $600 bond.[60]
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