Mike Vrabel

Mike Vrabel

Vrabel as Tennessee Titans head coach, 2022
Cleveland Browns
Position:	Consultant
Personal information
Born:	(1975-08-14) August 14, 1975 (age 49) Akron, Ohio, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:	261 lb (118 kg)
Career information
High school:	Walsh Jesuit (Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio)
College:	Ohio State (1993–1996)
NFL draft:	1997 / round: 3 / pick: 91
Career history
As a player:
Pittsburgh Steelers (1997–2000) New England Patriots (2001–2008) Kansas City Chiefs (2009–2010)
As a coach:
Ohio State (2011) Linebackers coach Ohio State (2012–2013) Defensive line coach Houston Texans (2014–2016) Linebackers coach Houston Texans (2017) Defensive coordinator Tennessee Titans (2018–2023) Head coach Cleveland Browns (2024–present) Coaching and personnel consultant
Career highlights and awards
As player 3× Super Bowl champion (XXXVI, XXXVIII, XXXIX) First-team All-Pro (2007) Pro Bowl (2007) New England Patriots All-2000s Team New England Patriots 50th Anniversary Team New England Patriots All-Dynasty Team New England Patriots Hall of Fame Consensus All-American (1996) First-team All-American (1995) 2× Big Ten Defensive Lineman of the Year (1995, 1996) 3× First-team All-Big Ten (1994, 1995, 1996) Ohio State Varsity O Hall of Fame Ohio State Football All-Century Team As coach NFL Coach of the Year (2021)
Career NFL statistics
Tackles: 740 Sacks: 57 Interceptions: 11 Forced fumbles: 19 Stats at Pro Football Reference
Head coaching record
Regular season:	54–45 (.545)
Postseason:	2–3 (.400)
Career:	56–48 (.538)
Record at Pro Football Reference

Michael George Vrabel (/ˈvreɪbəl/; born August 14, 1975) is an American professional football coach and former linebacker. He currently serves as a coaching and personnel consultant for the Cleveland Browns.^[1]

He played college football at Ohio State, where he was a consensus All-American, and was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the third round of the 1997 NFL draft. In a four-year stint with the Steelers, he was mainly a reserve player before joining the New England Patriots as a free agent in 2001, where he gained a larger role as an eventual starter and was key member of their early 2000s defenses. With the Patriots, 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. In his career, he recorded 12 receptions (regular season and playoffs), all of which were touchdowns. He then finished his career with the Kansas City Chiefs, playing there until 2010.

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. He was fired by the Titans on January 9, 2024. Following his departure from the Titans, Vrabel was hired as a Coaching and Personnel Consultant for the Cleveland Browns in the 2024 offseason.