It was a big surprise that after being fired from the Titans, no one offered former NFL Coach of the Year Mike Vrabel a head coaching job. Vrabel has been around a lot of football and knows what it takes to win it all from his playing days with the Patriots. Oh well, all to gain for the Cleveland Browns in the meantime.
It’s not often that a guy of this degree takes a consulting role for your team, but Cleveland was able to make that happen. On Tuesday, Vrabel talked about how his respect for the organization played a big part in his taking the job with the Browns.
“Well, I think that one, I have a lot of respect for this organization. What Jimmy and Dee (Haslam) have done, a ton of respect for Andrew and Kevin and what they’ve been able to do in a short amount of time. And, you know, I trust them. I trust them that they would do right by me and that they would help me and that the position and the fit would be beneficial to everybody.”
It wasn’t long ago that no one would say something like this about the Browns, but it shows how different things are in Cleveland now. This role is likely only for one season, but his advice could greatly help the team.