Mike Vrabel
American football player and coach
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| 2025 | Hired as the 16th head coach of the New England Patriots in the offseason. |
| January 12 2025 | Mike Vrabel was hired as the head coach of the New England Patriots, returning to the organization where he began his NFL coaching career. |
| 2024 | Hired as the 16th head coach of the New England Patriots. |
| December 30 2024 | Mike Vrabel's contract with the Cleveland Browns expired. |
| March 15 2024 | Mike Vrabel was hired by the Cleveland Browns as a coaching and personnel consultant. |
| January 9 2024 | Mike Vrabel was fired by the Tennessee Titans. |
| 2023 | Vrabel's Titans struggled, finishing with a 6-11 record and 4th place in the AFC South. |
| January 9 2023 | Fired from his position as head coach of the Tennessee Titans. |
| 2022 | Vrabel coached the Titans to a 7-10 record, finishing 2nd in the AFC South. |
| 2022 | Started the season 7-3 but ultimately missed the playoffs after losing seven consecutive games and finishing 7-10. |
| 2022 | Tyler Vrabel declared himself for the 2022 NFL draft and was signed by the Atlanta Falcons in the 2022 preseason after going undrafted. |
| 2022 | Vrabel was named AP NFL Coach of the Year for his performance in the 2021-22 NFL season, despite the team's 19-16 playoff loss to the Cincinnati Bengals in the Divisional Round. |
| February 8 2022 | Mike Vrabel received a contract extension along with general manager Jon Robinson from the Tennessee Titans, signaling continued confidence in his coaching leadership. |
| 2021 | Led the Titans to a 12-5 record and secured the #1 overall seed in the AFC. |
| 2021 | Vrabel again led the Titans to a strong season with a 12-5 record, winning the AFC South division. The team was eliminated in the AFC Divisional Game, losing to the Cincinnati Bengals. |
| 2021 | Named the AP Coach of the Year for his work in the 2021 season. |
| 2021 | The Titans broke the NFL record by fielding 91 players during the season due to injuries and COVID-19, surpassing the previous record of 84 set by the 2019 Miami Dolphins and 2020 San Francisco 49ers. |
| 2020 | Led the Titans to an 11-5 record and won the AFC South for the first time since 2008. |
| 2020 | Vrabel was named the AP Coach of the Year for his work in the 2021–22 NFL season. |
| 2020 | Vrabel revealed that Shane Bowen was effectively serving as defensive coordinator, making defensive play calls, after the Titans' 20-13 Wild Card Round loss to the Ravens. |
| January 20 2020 | Dean Pees retired as Tennessee Titans defensive coordinator, prompting Vrabel to decide not to hire a direct replacement. |
| 2019 | Benched quarterback Marcus Mariota in favor of Ryan Tannehill during the season, leading to the Titans winning seven of their final ten games. |
| 2019 | The Titans finished the season with a 9–7 record, qualifying for the playoffs as a sixth seed. |
| 2019 | Vrabel and the Tennessee Titans reached the AFC Championship for the first time since 2002, ultimately losing to the Kansas City Chiefs 35-24, who went on to win Super Bowl LIV. |
| September 2019 | Carter Vrabel committed to play baseball at Wabash Valley College. |
| January 11 2019 | The Titans defeated the top-seeded Baltimore Ravens 28–12 in the divisional round, advancing to their first AFC Championship in seventeen seasons. |
| January 4 2019 | In the wild-card round, the Titans upset the defending Super Bowl champion New England Patriots 20–13. |
| 2018 | Improved the Titans' defense from 13th to 8th ranked in the NFL, narrowly missing the playoffs with a 9-7 season record. |
| November 11 2018 | Vrabel defeated his former coach Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots 34–10 in Week 10. |
| September 30 2018 | Vrabel led the Titans to a 26–23 overtime victory over the defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles in a Week 4 upset. |
| September 16 2018 | Vrabel achieved his first career win as a head coach, defeating the Houston Texans 20–17 in Week 2. |
| January 20 2018 | Mike Vrabel was hired as the head coach of the Tennessee Titans on a five-year deal. |
| 2017 | Mike Vrabel was promoted to defensive coordinator for the Houston Texans. |
| January 2016 | Vrabel was offered the defensive coordinator position by the San Francisco 49ers but declined, choosing to remain with the Houston Texans as linebackers coach. |
| January 10 2014 | Mike Vrabel was hired by the Houston Texans as a linebackers coach. |
| 2012 | Vrabel was inducted into the Ohio State Athletics Hall of Fame. |
| 2011 | Becomes linebackers and defensive line coach at Ohio State for three seasons. |
| December 21 2011 | New Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer retained Mike Vrabel as part of his coaching staff, appointing him as the defensive line coach. |
| July 10 2011 | Mike Vrabel retired from professional football to become the linebackers coach at Ohio State. |
| March 2011 | Mike Vrabel was arrested and charged with a Class D felony for theft involving eight bottles of beer at an Indiana casino, subsequently released after posting a $600 bond. |
| 2010 | Mike Vrabel played 1 game for Kansas City, recording 3 tackles. |
| 2010 | Mike Vrabel finished his playing career with the Kansas City Chiefs after the 2010 NFL season. |
| 2010 | Retires as a player after completing his 14-season NFL playing career. |
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