Mike Vrabel, Kansas City Chiefs, NFL - CBSSports.com Football

50 Mike Vrabel, LB

Player Profile

OFFER EXTENDED! Save $30 off the regular Fantasy Football Commissioner price + get a FREE Draft Kit

Key Stats
GP	Tot Tckl	Sacks	Int	TDs	FF
16	62	4	1	0	1

Latest News

CBSSports.com

TSX

STATS LLC

Headlines

Vrabel traded to Chiefs: The Kansas City Chiefs announced on Saturday that the team has acquired QB Matt Cassel and LB Mike Vrabel from New England in exchange for the Chiefs second-round pick (34th overall) in the 2009 NFL Draft. The agreement is contingent on both players reporting and passing their physicals. "I have a long history with both players," said Kansas City Chiefs General Manager Scott Pioli. "Mike and Matt are men that I respect both personally and professionally. I look forward to having them as new members of the Chiefs family." The news likely means he will be the team's starting quarterback this upcoming fall as opposed to Tom Brady's backup in New England. Tyler Thigpen will now be reduced to a backup role.
(Updated 02/28/2009).

Injury Report

No information available at this time (Updated 7/9/09).

Fantasy Analysis

Vrabel had 62 total tackles, four sacks, an interception, four passes defensed and a forced fumble for New England last year and had 12.5 sacks and two touchdowns as an offensive player in 2007. Those totals aren't enough to warrant Fantasy use on a regular basis, though it could come to pass that Vrabel's tackle totals rise in Kansas City since there's not a ton of talent to go around him. He's worth a late-round pick in the deepest of IDP leagues.
(Updated 02/28/2009).

OLB Mike Vrabel was on the field as a member of the Chiefs for the first time at the team's three-day minicamp June 5-7. "I think for lack of a better term, I'm just trying to exercise my rights in the CBA. We bargained for rights to make these workouts voluntary. And that's all I was trying to do, exercise my rights under the CBA," Vrabel said. The Chiefs hoped Vrabel, who made it clear he's not in Kansas City by choice, would be an instant leader on a defense in dire need of direction. "The thing you have to be careful of is when you start to label guys as leaders," Vrabel said. "Natural leaders will develop within this team. Guys will look to certain guys. You don't have to be a captain on a football team, or any team to be a leader." 61/0/2009

No information available at this time.

Injury Report

No information available at this time (Updated 7/9/09).

Fantasy Analysis

June 30, 2009: 2009 Fantasy outlooks: Kansas City Chiefs

The Chiefs made wholesale changes in the offseason, from the front office to the sidelines to under center. Our Jamey Eisenberg helps Fantasy owners decipher what it all means.

Last Seven Games
Date	Opp.	TD	Sacks	Int	FF
11/13	NYJ	0	0	0	0
11/23	MIA	0	1	0	0
11/30	PIT	0	0	1	0
12/07	SEA	0	0	0	0
12/14	OAK	0	1	0	1
12/21	ARI	0	0	0	0
12/28	BUF	0	0	0	0

Player Analysis

Most Recent

Highest Rated

Post Your Analysis

See All

Seven Week Schedule
Week	Date	Site	Time/Result
4	9/3/09	@ STL
1	9/13/09	@ BAL
2	9/20/09	OAK
3	9/27/09	@ PHI
4	10/4/09	NYG
5	10/11/09	DAL
6	10/18/09	@ WAS
Bye: Week 8

Advertisement

Fantasy Points by Week

0
1		2		3		4		5		6		7		8		9		10		11		12		13		14		15		16		17

Defensive Stats
Year	Team	G	Total	Tkl	Ast	Sacks	Int	Yds	Avg	Lg	TD	Pass Def
1997	Pittsburgh Steelers	15	17	14.0	3	1.5	0	0	0.0	0	0	1
1998	Pittsburgh Steelers	11	12	8.0	4	2.5	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
1999	Pittsburgh Steelers	10	9	8.0	1	2	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
2000	Pittsburgh Steelers	15	15	11.0	4	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	1
2001	New England Patriots	16	63	40.0	23	3	2	27	13.5	15	0	9
2002	New England Patriots	16	82	58.0	24	4.5	1	0	0.0	0	0	5
2003	New England Patriots	13	52	37.0	15	9.5	2	18	9.0	14	0	4
2004	New England Patriots	16	71	54.0	17	5.5	0	0	0.0	0	0	3
2005	New England Patriots	16	108	73.0	35	4.5	2	23	11.5	24	1	5
2006	New England Patriots	16	89	54.0	35	4.5	3	0	0.0	2	0	4
2007	New England Patriots	16	77	55.0	22	12.5	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
2008	New England Patriots	16	62	40.0	22	4	1	5	5.0	5	0	4
TOTAL		176	657	452.0	205	55.0	11	73	6.6	24	1	36

Receiving
Year	Team	G	GS	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lg	TD	20+	40+	1st
1997	Pittsburgh Steelers	15	0	0	0	---	0	0	0	0	0
1998	Pittsburgh Steelers	11	0	0	0	---	0	0	0	0	0
1999	Pittsburgh Steelers	10	0	0	0	---	0	0	0	0	0
2000	Pittsburgh Steelers	15	0	0	0	---	0	0	0	0	0
2001	New England Patriots	16	12	0	0	---	0	0	0	0	0
2002	New England Patriots	16	13	1	1	1.0	1	1	0	0	1
2003	New England Patriots	13	9	0	0	---	0	0	0	0	0
2004	New England Patriots	16	15	2	3	1.5	2	2	0	0	2
2005	New England Patriots	16	16	3	4	1.3	2	3	0	0	3
2006	New England Patriots	16	16	0	0	---	0	0	0	0	0
2007	New England Patriots	16	15	2	3	1.5	2	2	0	0	2
2008	New England Patriots	16	14	0	0	---	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL		176	110	8	11	1.4	2	8	0	0	8

Kick Returns
Year	Team	G	No	Yds	Avg	Lg	TD	40+
1997	Pittsburgh Steelers	15	1	0	0.0	0	0	0
1998	Pittsburgh Steelers	11	0	0	---	0	0	0
1999	Pittsburgh Steelers	10	1	6	6.0	6	0	0
2000	Pittsburgh Steelers	15	0	0	---	0	0	0
2001	New England Patriots	16	0	0	---	0	0	0
2002	New England Patriots	16	0	0	---	0	0	0
2003	New England Patriots	13	2	22	11.0	14	0	0
2004	New England Patriots	16	0	0	---	0	0	0
2005	New England Patriots	16	0	0	---	0	0	0
2006	New England Patriots	16	0	0	---	0	0	0
2007	New England Patriots	16	1	3	3.0	3	0	0
2008	New England Patriots	16	0	0	---	0	0	0
TOTAL		176	5	31	6.2	14	0	0

Fumbles
Year	Team	G	Fum	Lost	Fum Forced	Own Rec	Opp Rec	Yds	Tot Rec	TD
1997	Pittsburgh Steelers	15	0	0	2	0	1	0	1	0
1998	Pittsburgh Steelers	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1999	Pittsburgh Steelers	10	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0
2000	Pittsburgh Steelers	15	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
2001	New England Patriots	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2002	New England Patriots	16	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0
2003	New England Patriots	13	0	0	4	0	1	0	1	0
2004	New England Patriots	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2005	New England Patriots	16	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
2006	New England Patriots	16	0	0	3	0	1	0	1	0
2007	New England Patriots	16	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0
2008	New England Patriots	16	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0
TOTAL		176	0	0	17	1	7	0	8	0

CBS Sports Store

Kansas City Chiefs Football Head
$34.99 Shop Now!

· Chiefs / Dallas Texans AFL 50th Anniversary Matt Cassel Replica
· Chiefs Big & Tall Apollo Full Zip Hooded Fleece
$89.99

Shop Now

CBSSports.com

NFL Football

Exclusive Features

Featured Links

Fantasy Football

Related Links

Helpful Links