Insider offers peculiar reason for Mike Vrabel’s inability to land another HC job

Following a successful six-year tenure with the Tennessee Titans, former head coach Mike Vrabel didn’t land any of the eight head-coaching jobs that were available this offseason.

Despite having an impressive resume that features an AFC Championship game appearance and two division titles in six seasons, there seemed to be little interest in Vrabel after he was fired by the Titans although he was expected to be one of the hottest free-agent candidates during this year’s coaching cycle.

While there are likely several reasons why Vrabel is still unemployed, The Athletic’s Dianna Russini revealed on an episode of  “The Athletic Football Show” that an anonymous general manager admitted to her that Vrabel’s physically imposing 6-foot-4, 260-pound frame may have played a factor.

“I don’t think there was a fit for him,” Russini said. “I don’t think he sat in front of any owner who thought that his style was going to work for what they were looking for. I had a GM at the Senior Bowl who mentioned to me Vrabel’s physical build, that he’s a very large human being and can be very intimidating to people in an organization that are going to be part of these decisions. And that is a factor.”