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Mike Vrabel Ohio State Coach

February 5, 2012 by · Comments Off on Mike Vrabel Ohio State Coach 

Mike Vrabel Ohio State Coach, Though Ohio State’s freshly hired head coach Urban Meyer is getting all of the accolades — and criticism — for his work during the 2012 recuruiting season, former linebacker and current coach Mike Vrabel has been given the nod as Big Ten “Recruiter of the Year” according to ESPN.

Vrabel moved from linebackers coach to defensive line coach with the hire of Urban Meyer. And in the process the two-year assistant helped secure one of the nation’s best defensive line classes.

Five-star prospect Noah Spence (Harrisburg, Pa./Bishop McDevitt) was the biggest signing in the class, but four-star prospects Adolphus Washington (Cincinnati, Ohio/Taft), Se’Von Pittman (Canton, Ohio/McKinley) and Jamal Marcus (Durham, N.C./Hillside) give the Buckeyes four of the nation’s top 16 players at the defensive end position. Vrabel deserves much of the credit for that.

It’s worth noting that several of these defensive line recruits were flipped from their previous verbal commitments to other Big Ten programs. Spence, a Pennsylvania native, was a strong commit to the Penn State Nittany Lions prior to his decision to join Meyer and Vrabel in Columbus. Upon Meyer’s hiring, there was some concern that Vrabel could be replaced; turns out that his retention could have been a key factor in the strong and surprising recruiting efforts.

Mike Vrabel NFL Career

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Mike Vrabel NFL Career, Michael George Vrabel ( born August 14, 1975) is a former American college and professional football player and current assistant coach. Vrabel played at the linebacker position in the National Football League (NFL) for fourteen seasons, and at the defensive end position in college for the Ohio State Buckeyes, where he earned All-American honors.

He has played professionally for the Pittsburgh Steelers, New England Patriots, and the Kansas City Chiefs. A versatile player in the NFL, Vrabel regularly lined up at the tight end position as well as starting as a linebacker. He is currently the defensive line coach at Ohio State.

Vrabel was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the third round (91st overall) of the 1997 NFL Draft. He spent the first four seasons of his career in Pittsburgh. His most notable play as a Steeler came in his rookie season, when he sacked Drew Bledsoe in the 1997-98 AFC Divisional Playoffs to clinch a 7-6 win for the Steelers.

On February 27, 2009, the Patriots traded Vrabel, who was in the last year of his contract, to the Kansas City Chiefs for an undisclosed draft pick. The following day it was revealed that Patriots traded both Vrabel and Matt Cassel in exchange for the Chiefs’ second-round pick (#34 overall) in the 2009 NFL Draft. Mike Vrabel retired from football in early July 2011 to join the Ohio State Buckeyes coaching staff.

Vrabel retired from professional football after 14 seasons on July 10, 2011. He has joined his alma mater of Ohio State as linebackers coach. On December 21, 2011 new Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer decided to keep Vrabel on as part of his coaching staff as linebackers coach.

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