June 2023 interview<\/a> with the Atlanta Falcons, Tyler shared that his father \u201cwas always there.\u201d<\/p>\n\u201cLooking back, though, I honestly can\u2019t believe how much time he spent with us,\u201d he said. \u201cI just don\u2019t know how he managed to hang out with me and my brother and be at so many of our games and big events. He was an assistant baseball coach on my team one year. He always took time to make sure he was around whenever it was possible.\u201d<\/p>\n
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INDIANAPOLIS, IN \u2013 DECEMBER 01: Carter Vrabel, son of Head coach Mike Vrabel of the Tennessee Titans walks on the field before the game against the Indianapolis Colts at Lucas Oil Stadium on December 1, 2019 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Tennessee defeats Indianapolis 31-17. (Photo by Brett Carlsen\/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Carter Vrabel<\/p>\n
Carter initially played quarterback in high school before switching to baseball. He went on to play at multiple schools, including Wabash Valley College, Volunteer State Community College and Tennessee Tech, where he made the Athletic Director\u2019s Honor Roll.<\/p>\n
Is Mike Vrabel Still Married to His Wife?<\/p>\n
Yes, Vrabel is still married to his wife, Jen. The couple met in college at Ohio State University and have been together for more than two decades, building a family while navigating his NFL playing and coaching career.<\/p>\n
However, their relationship has recently made headlines after photos surfaced showing Vrabel with NFL reporter Dianna Russini at a resort in Arizona. The images, which showed the two hugging and appearing close, sparked speculation online. Both Vrabel and Russini\u2014who are each married\u2014quickly shut down the rumors, calling the interaction \u201cinnocent\u201d and \u201cmisleading,\u201d and saying they were part of a larger group gathering.<\/p>\n
In a statement to The New York Post, Vrabel said, \u201cThese photos show a completely innocent interaction and any suggestion otherwise is laughable. This doesn\u2019t deserve any further response.\u201d<\/p>\n
Russini also provided a statement to the outlet, which read, \u201cThe photos don\u2019t represent the group of six people who were hanging out during the day. Like most journalists in the NFL, reporters interact with sources away from stadiums and other venues.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Image Credit: PA Images via Getty Images As Mike Vrabel leads the New England Patriots into a new…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":861030,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2050],"tags":[7,1167,249,2326,2094,6,208],"class_list":{"0":"post-861029","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-england-patriots","8":"tag-football","9":"tag-new-england","10":"tag-new-england-patriots","11":"tag-newengland","12":"tag-newenglandpatriots","13":"tag-nfl","14":"tag-patriots"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116369532141900403","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/861029","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=861029"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/861029\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/861030"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=861029"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=861029"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=861029"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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UNITED STATES \u2013 FEBRUARY 01: Football: Super Bowl XXXVIII, Closeup of New England Patriots Mike Vrabel and son Tyler victorious after game vs Carolina Panthers, Houston, TX 2\/1\/2004 (Photo by John Biever\/Sports Illustrated via Getty Images) (SetNumber: X70032 TK4 R7 F20)<\/p>\n