Mike Vrabel Teams Coached

Mike Vrabel is an American professional football coach and former NFL linebacker who spent almost a decade and a half playing as a linebacker at the highest level. Vrabel, born on August 14, 1975, in Akron, Ohio, United States, Mike Vrabel has been enshrined in the New England Patriots Hall of Fame. During his playing career, he won three Super Bowls namely Super Bowl XXXVI, XXXVIII, and Super Bowl XXXIX with the New England Patriots. As reported by Pro Football Network, Vrabel is married to Jen Vrabel, with whom he shares two kids. The 49-year-old's net worth stands at $20 million as of January 2025 per Celebrity Net Worth.

Revisiting his early life, Vrabel attended Walsh Jesuit High School in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio before moving to Columbus to play for the Ohio State Buckeyes. He compiled two interceptions in the 1995 season (via Sports Reference). The Pittsburgh Steelers selected him in the third round of the 1997 NFL draft. In a pro career spanning a decade and a half, Mike’s majority of playing time came with the New England Patriots and Pittsburgh Steelers, appearing in 176 games for those two franchises. However, he did not start a single game for the Steelers during his four years with the team. On the contrary, while Vrabel only played two seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs, he started all 30 games for them (via Pro Football Reference).

Mike Vrabel Teams Coached

Vrabel entered the coaching field for the first time in 2011. His first opportunity in the NFL came in the form of a linebackers coach with the Houston Texans in 2014. From there on he got promoted twice before landing a head coaching gig with the Tennessee Titans, which lasted six seasons. He got a second opportunity to lead an NFL franchise on January 12, 2025, when the New England Patriots hired him as their head coach.

Ohio State Buckeyes (2011 - 2013)

Mike Vrabel started his coaching career at Ohio State as the linebackers coach in 2011. He got promoted a year later to a defensive line coach.

Houston Texans (2014 - 2016)

Mike Vrabel's NFL coaching career kickstarted with the Houston Texans. He joined the team as a linebackers coach in 2014 and worked in this position until 2016. In 2016, the team had the number-one defense in the NFL by surrendering only 301.3 net yards per game (via Houston Texans' official website). In 2017, Vrabel became the defensive coordinator for the Houston Texans.

Tennessee Titans (2018 - 2023)

Vrabel agreed to become head coach of the Tennessee Titans on January 20, 2018. In his first season as head coach, he helped his team finish with a win-loss record of 9-7. Despite finishing with a winning record, the team failed to reach the playoffs.

The 2019 season saw Mike Vrabel and the Tennessee Titans get off to a slow start by going 2-4 through the first six games. However, they lost only 3 games out of the next 10 and made the playoffs as a wildcard team, finishing sixth in the AFC. The Titans continued their red-hot form going into the postseason as they knocked both the New England Patriots and 1st-seeded Baltimore Ravens to reach the AFC Championship game, where they lost to the eventual Super Bowl winners Kansas City Chiefs.

The next two seasons saw Mike Vrabel and the Tennessee Titans win consecutive AFC South titles on the back of 11 and 12 wins in the 2020 and 2021 seasons respectively (via Pro Football Reference). Vrabel was honored with Associated Press NFL Coach of the Year after the completion of the 2021 NFL season. However, the regular season success did not translate into the playoffs for Vrabel and the boys as they failed to win a single playoff game in either of those two seasons.

However, worse was yet to come as the Mike Vrabel-led Titans even failed to make the playoffs in the next two seasons, going 7-10 and 6-11 in 2022 and 2023 respectively. Vrabel was let go by the Titans on January 9, 2024, after the end of the 2023 season.

Cleveland Browns (2024)

Vrabel was hired as a coaching and personnel consultant by the Cleveland Browns on March 15, 2024. His contract with the Browns expired on December 30.

New England Patriots (2025 - Present)

The New England Patriots named Mike Vrabel as their head coach on January 12, 2025.