Michael George "Mike" Vrabel (pronounced /ˈvreɪbəl/; born August 14, 1975 in Akron, Ohio) is an American football linebacker of Macedonian heritage, for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the third round of the 1997 NFL Draft. Vrabel played college football at Ohio State.
He also spent eight seasons with the New England Patriots, where he set NFL records as a linebacker.
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Michael George "Mike" Vrabel (pronounced /ˈvreɪbəl/; born August 14, 1975 in Akron, Ohio) is an American football linebacker of Macedonian heritage, for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the third round of the 1997 NFL Draft. Vrabel played college football at Ohio State.
He also spent eight seasons with the New England Patriots, where he set NFL records as a linebacker.
After attending Walsh Jesuit High School in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, he played defensive end at Ohio State University. Vrabel held the OSU record for most sacks in a season (13) until Vernon Gholston recorded his 14th in the 2008 BCS championship game against LSU. He was named to the Ohio State Football All-Century Team.
Due to Vrabel having played at Ohio State, and former Patriots teammate Tom Brady having played for the Buckeyes' arch-rival, University of Michigan, the two players make an annual wager over the outcome of the yearly meeting between the...
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