Mike Vrabel
Vrabel with the Patriots in 2008
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| Position: | Defensive coordinator | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | August 14, 1975 | ||||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Akron, Ohio | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 261 lb (118 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Cuyahoga Falls (OH) Walsh Jesuit | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Ohio State | ||||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1997 / Round: 3 / Pick: 91 | ||||||||||||||
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| Tackles: | 704 |
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| Quarterback sacks: | 57.0 |
| Interceptions: | 11 |
| Forced fumbles: | 17 |
| Receptions: | 10 |
| Touchdowns: | 10 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Michael George Vrabel (/ˈvreɪbəl/; born August 14, 1975) is a former American football linebacker and current defensive coordinator for the Houston Texans in the National Football League. He played college football at Ohio State University, where he earned consensus All-American honors. He was chosen by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the third round of the 1997 NFL Draft. He also played professionally for the New England Patriots and Kansas City Chiefs. After spending three years coaching linebackers and defensive linemen at Ohio State, Vrabel joined the Texans in January 2014 as linebackers coach.
Vrabel was born in Akron, Ohio. He is a 1993 graduate of Walsh Jesuit High School in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, where he was a standout on their football team.
Vrabel accepted an athletic scholarship to attend Ohio State University, where he played defensive end from 1993 to 1996. He compiled twelve quarterback sacks as a sophomore, thirteen as a junior, and forty-eight tackles and nine sacks as a senior. As a senior in 1996, he was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American. Vrabel finished his career at Ohio State by being named the Big Ten Defensive Lineman of the Year in both 1995 and 1996, becoming only the second player to ever win the award twice (Wendell Bryant of Wisconsin being the other). He totaled thirty-six sacks and sixty-six tackles for a loss.
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