Mike Vrabel

NFL Head Coach: Tennessee Titans

Career Highlights: Mike Vrabel is a current NFL Head Coach and former NFL player, who played both offense and defense. Vrabel played college football at Ohio State University. He was named the Big Ten Defensive Lineman of the Year in both 1995 and 1996, and was recognized as a consensus First-team All-American after the 1996 season. In 2012, he was inducted into the Ohio State Athletics Hall of Fame. Vrabel was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the third round of the 1997 NFL Draft, 91^st overall. He played in Pittsburgh for four seasons, and then joined the New England Patriots as a free agent in 2001. With New England, Vrabel won three Super Bowls during the 2001, 2003, and 2004 seasons. In 2007, he was selected for the Pro Bowl and also named to the All-Pro team. In 2009, Vrabel was traded from the Patriots to the Kansas City Chiefs; he retired as a player after two seasons there. Vrabel began a new football career by joining Ohio State as a linebackers coach in 2011. He was later hired by the Houston Texans in 2014 to fill the same role, eventually becoming their defensive coordinator in 2017. Following the 2017 season, Vrabel joined the Tennessee Titans as their new head coach.