Tennessee Titans hire former Ohio State great Mike Vrabel for head coaching job

The Tennessee Titans announced Saturday that they have hired Mike Vrabel as the team’s next head coach.

Vrabel, of course, played LB for Ohio State before moving on to the NFL and having a 14-year career with the Steelers, Patriots and Chiefs. After his playing days, Vrabel started his coaching career in Columbus as the LBs coach in 2011 and DL coach in 2012-13.

Most recently, Vrabel spent the 2017 season as the defensive coordinator for the Houston Texans.

“I am excited to have Mike Vrabel joining our organization as our new head coach,” said Titans Controlling Owner Amy Adams Strunk said in a release. “In the interaction between Mike and Jon (Robinson) during the interview, you could see their connection right away from the history they have with one another – seeing the game in a similar way and talking the same language. Mike has a commanding presence and a deep knowledge for how he will attack this head coaching opportunity. Throughout his football career, he has played for, been mentored by and coached with successful teams and organizations. He knows what it takes to reach that level of sustained success – he has seen it first-hand. We have a chance to build on the solid foundation that we established over the past couple of years and I believe Mike is the right person to continue that progress.”

“This is an incredible opportunity and one I have been preparing for my entire football life,” said Vrabel in the release. “I want to thank Amy, Jon and the entire Titans organization for putting their faith in me. I am excited to get to work and that work starts now. We want to build a culture around winning, competitiveness and toughness. Everything we do is going to be geared towards winning and being physical. We want to prepare our players so they know what to do, which will allow them to play fast and aggressive.”