Mike Vrabel

Michael George "Mike" Vrabel Was born August 14, 1975 in Akron, Ohio) is an assistant coach at Ohio State. He is a former American football linebacker 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.Mike Vrabel retired from the NFL on Monday morning after 14 years in the league. Here we will look back on some of the memories of his two-year stint with the Chiefs. Back on February 27, 2009, we saw a report come across the wire that the Kansas City Chiefs had traded for LB Mike Vrabel. The move came with little fanfare mainly because we didn't know all the details of the trade.On that day, Chris wrote, "The quality of this trade will depend entirely on what draft pick the Chiefs gave up for Vrabel." His write-up was pretty boring (sorry, Chris) because I'm not sure we knew the impact Vrabel would have in Kansas City.I really don't think you'll find another SB Nation NFL editor who is less sensationalistic than I am with what I publish and promote. We all do a pretty good job of that actually. But anyway, I just don't think anyone wants to hear me wag my finger at others. We're here to talk football, not morality. I'd normally pass, but I can't resist commenting on the recent story about Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Mike Vrabel being arrested last night at an Indiana casino for stealing bottles of alcohol out of a deli shop. Pathetic stuff from a celebrated veteran. Quite honestly, if I were in his shoes, I'd probably feel less embarrassed by getting charged with DUI than I would an incident like this.In case you didn't hear the story, Mike Vrabel was arrested at around 5:30 Tuesday morning for stealing alcohol from a deli mart inside an Indiana casino. The former Pittsburgh Steelers draft pick and multiple Super Bowl champion with the Patriots was charged with a Class-D felony, the lowest form of felony crime in the state. He was released after posting $600 bond late this morning. Here's what Vrabel had to say for himself about the incident:Vrabel's quote screams of -- 'wait, I'm not a thief, I just knew I couldn't buy booze at that hour. Total misunderstanding! But seriously, I'm not a low-life shoplifter.'I believe you Mike. I know if you had been able to purchase the booze during regular hours, you would have perfectly willing to. But shouldn't a 35-year old multi-millionaire be both (A) rich enough to plan ahead, even if it means paying some minion to scurry off right before stores stopped selling and (B) seasoned enough at partying to know that you better get your party favors in order ahead of time, especially in a conservative state like Indiana where indulgence is curbed by state laws? One would think so.