Tennessee Titans head coach is one of three former New England Patriots who were voted as finalists for induction into the team’s Hall of Fame in 2022.
This is the sixth time Vrabel has been a finalist for the honor. Joining him this year is former Patriots guard Logan Mankins and defensive lineman Vince Wilfork. Fans will decide who emerges victorious of the three.
Vrabel spent eight of his 14 seasons in the NFL with New England where he was part of three Super Bowl-winning teams and was a Pro Bowler and First-Team All-Pro in 2007.
Before that, he spent four years with the Pittsburgh Steelers, who drafted him in the third round of the 1997 NFL draft. Vrabel finished his career with two seasons as a member of the Kansas City Chiefs.
Congratulations to Logan Mankins, Mike Vrabel and Vince Wilfork on being voted finalists for 2022 induction into the Patriots Hall of Fame. Fan vote to determine 1 inductee.
(Other nominees who missed the cut: J. Adams, C. Fairbanks, L. Milloy, B. Parcells, J. Smith, W. Welker)
— Mike Reiss (@MikeReiss) April 19, 2022
After his playing days were over, Vrabel went into coaching, first serving as a linebackers and defensive line coach with Ohio State over three years. He then went to the NFL, where he served on Bill O’Brien’s staff in Houston, spending time as linebackers coach and then defensive coordinator.
Vrabel got a head-coaching gig with the Titans in 2018, where he has enjoyed four straight winning seasons that have included three trips to the playoffs, one of which ended in the AFC Championship Game, and a pair of AFC South titles. He was voted AP Coach of the Year in 2021.