Monday, July 11, 2011
KC Chiefs: It sucks to be you?
Surprising, at least, news out this weekend for our Chiefs football team: NFL player quits for surprising reason. "Mike Vrabel, who won three Super Bowl titles with the Patriots, was expected to start for the Chiefs this fall. Vrabel's retirement won't come as a surprise to anyone with an eye on the buzz out of Columbus last week. Still, it might seem rather abrupt to his current employers, the Kansas City Chiefs, who (as of Sunday morning) still list him as a starter at outside linebacker and apparently expected him to return for his 15th NFL season this fall — you know, if there is an NFL season this fall.
Vrabel has spent the past two years in K.C. after eight wildly successful seasons in New England, where he was one of the cornerstones of the Patriot teams that took three Super Bowl titles in four years from 2001-04 and delivered the most dominant campaign in league history in 2007 prior to being upset by the Giants in Super Bowl XLII. " Will it kill us? Doubtful but no one likes surprises.
Link: http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/blog/dr_saturday/post/Mike-Vrabel-hangs-up-NFL-cleats-for-gig-at-his-o?urn=ncaaf-wp3448
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He hurt the team's progress last year. He was marginally better than players on the bench. His experience and coach-like presence were his greatest strengths while here.
This opportunity for him was probably not there when the season ended. It is good for him and probably for Ohio State.
That seems to be the consensus in the sports world online, that it's likely a good move for him, career-wise, and Ohio State.
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