Former NFL star Michael Vick accepts college football head coaching job: report
Michael Vick is reportedly going to be a college football head coach.
The former star NFL quarterback will take over as head coach of Norfolk State’s football program, according to The Virginian-Pilot.
Vick told the broadcast Monday that he was in talks to potentially take over the program.
“I know how to lead and I know what it takes,” he told the paper.
Vick had also been linked to another college head coaching opening at Sacramento State, according to ESPN.
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“He has expressed interest in the position, and yes, I met with him about his interest in Sac State football and our athletic progress. As you can imagine, given the success of our athletic programs, our head football coaching job is an attractive role, ” Sacramento State President Luke Wood said in a statement to ESPN.
The Sacramento Bee reported it Sacramento State officials said reports that Vick was being considered for the job are “premature” at best.
Vick played his college career at Virginia Tech from 1998-2000, earning first-team All-American honors in 1999. Vick was then drafted No. 1 overall pick in the 2001 NFL Draft by the Atlanta Falcons, becoming one of the best young stars in the sport.
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Vick was the cover athlete for EA Sports Madden NFL 2004. That year’s version of the video game made Vick one of the fastest players in the game and one of the fastest quarterbacks in the franchise’s history.
But Vick’s career and reputation took a dark turn in 2007.
Vick infamously spent nearly two years in prison after pleading guilty to financing a dog-fighting operation, forcing him to miss the 2006 and 2007 seasons.
Vick had to rebuild his image and the NFL allowed him to play with the Philadelphia Eagles, where he spent five seasons after being released from prison in 2009. He also joined the New York Jets and Pittsburgh Steelers before retiring in 2015 .
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Vick ventured into coaching in the summer of 2017 when he joined the Kansas City Chiefs and his former Eagles head coach, Andy Reid, as a coaching intern. He joined the NFL on FOX as an analyst after training camp concluded that year.
In April 2018, Vick was hired as the offensive coordinator of the Atlanta Legends of the Alliance of American Football. However, shortly before the season began, head coach Kevin Coyle announced that Vick would not serve as offensive coordinator, but would remain with the team as a consultant.
Vick has never coached at the college level, but he now gets a chance to help turn around a program after a 4-8 season in 2024.
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