Brown’s consultant Mike Vrabel has a major television appearance scheduled for next week

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CLEVELAND, Ohio — Browns consultant Mike Vrabel is likely to be one of the hottest names on the market when the league’s coaching carousel begins, appears on the Manningcast during Monday Night Football this week.

Vrabel joins hosts Peyton and Eli Manning and former Patriots coach Bill Belichick, a featured guest on the Manningcast all season, on the alternate broadcast that airs on ESPN2 and ESPN+ during select Monday night games.

Belichick could also be looking to get back on the sidelines next season as he chases the league’s all-time wins record.

The Chargers host the Ravens on Monday night, two teams Vrabel is familiar with as the Browns have already played both this season.

Vrabel was a native of Northeast Ohio fired last January after six seasons with the Titans and after failing to land another head coaching job, he joined the Browns as a coaching and personnel consultant this season.

Vrabel has been a visible presence during practice and more recently during games for the Browns. He has been on the sideline wearing an earlobe and did so for the first time last Sunday in New Orleans.

“Vrabes is involved in a lot of what we do,” head coach Kevin Stefanski said earlier this week. “He’s out there at home games, he was able to come to this one. He listens to the conversations with us. He’s a great resource for me on game day, Monday through Friday, so he’ll continue to do that.”

Vrabel, 49, went 54-45 with the Titans and made three playoff appearances, including a run to the AFC Championship Game in 2019. He was named coach of the year in 2021.

He has developed a reputation as a shrewd tactician and had a penchant for making sometimes undermanned Tennessee teams punch above their weight.

A former player and three-time Super Bowl champion who played high school football at Walsh Jesuit in Cuyahoga Falls, Vrabel excels at relating to players and doesn’t shy away from jumping into drills for practice.

His appearance on the Manningcast will put him back in the national spotlight and will likely kick-start his attempt to jump back into coaching.

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