Mike Vrabel Named PFWA NFL Coach Of The Year

Mike Vrabel. Photo: Courtesy of the Tennessee Titans

Titans head coach Mike Vrabel has been named 2021 NFL Coach of the Year by the Professional Football Writers of America (PFWA).

Vrabel guided the team through a difficult season losing Derrick Henry for half the season and being forced to play over 91 different players–the most in NFL history. Even with these trials, he led the Titans to a record of 12-5 during the regular season, and the AFC’s No.1 seed for the first time since the 2008 season.

The Titans won the AFC South for the second straight season. The 12 wins in the regular season were the most for the franchise since 2008, when the Titans finished 13-3. Through his first four seasons with the organization, Vrabel has a record of 44-27, which includes regular season and playoffs.

Tennessee’s season ended on Jan. 22 after losing to the Cincinnati Bengals 19-16 in the Divisional Round of the 2022 Playoffs.

Vrabel is the second to win the PFWA Coach of the Year honor for the Titans’ franchise. Sid Gilman won the AFC award in 1974 with the then-Houston Oilers.

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