Linebacker Mike Vrabel, traded to the Chiefs after eight seasons and three Super Bowl rings with New England, may be another unhappy player in Kansas City. He missed all the voluntary workouts, showing up only for the mandatory minicamp. "For lack of a better term, I was just trying to exercise my rights within the (collective bargaining agreement)," Vrabel said. "We bargained for rights to make these workouts voluntary, and that's all I was trying to do, to exercise my rights within the CBA." Source: Associated Press
Most of these older Pros who have made it this long in their careers, and still starting are working hard all year long to keep it together. They don't need these camps. He'll be ready to go come game day, if not right now.
Of course he doesn't need it... the new coach does, the rookies do, and the rest of the team needs him to be there. It's not really a big deal if that's all it is, him just skipping OTAs, but there seems to be a theme of reports that are pointing to him not being happy in KC. That is the potential underlying problem, and at it's core, what this report is about.
He's not the coach. He'll be a good influence on the team when he shows up, but it's not his job to coach the kids.
