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My Take
Mike Vrabel is one of those figures who's earned respect on both sides of the sideline, which I always find compelling. As a linebacker he gave the NFL fourteen seasons, most memorably with the New England Patriots, where he was the kind of versatile, cerebral player coaches build around. So it makes sense he became a coach himself, leading the Tennessee Titans from 2018 to 2023 and then returning to New England as head coach. The Ohio State product, born in Akron in 1975, reads to me as a true football lifer. There's something fitting about him circling back to the franchise that shaped him.
Overview
Michael George Vrabel ( VRAY-bəl; born August 14, 1975) is an American professional football coach and former linebacker who is the head coach for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). Vrabel previously played in the NFL for 14 seasons, most notably with the Patriots. He also served as the head coach of the Tennessee Titans from 2018 to 2023.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Mike Vrabel
- Name (Japanese)
- マイク・ブレイベル
- Reading
- まいく・ぶれいべる
- Born
- August 14, 1975 (age 50)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Rabbit
- Origin
- Akron, Ohio, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 193 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- American football player / American football coach
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Walsh Jesuit High School
- University
- Ohio State University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.