Former NFL star Michael Vick accepts college football head coaching job: Report

Michael Vick He is said to be a head college football coach.

The former NFL star quarterback will take over as head coach of the Norfolk State football program, according to The Virginian-Pilot.

Vick told the outlet on Monday that he was in talks about possibly taking over the program.

“I know how to drive, and I know what it takes,” he told the newspaper.

Vick has also been linked to another college coaching opening at Sacramento State, according to ESPN.

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“He has expressed interest in the position, and yes, I have met with him about his interest in Sac State football and our athletic rise. As you can imagine, given the success of our athletic programs, the job of our head football coach is an important one,” Sacramento State President Luke Wood said in a statement to ESPN. : “An attractive role.”

However, the Sacramento Bee reported that Vick was not a candidate for the job, citing an unnamed “member of the school’s athletic department” who told the newspaper that the ESPN report was just a rumor.

Vick played his college career at Virginia Tech from 1998-2000, earning first-team All-American honors in 1999. Vick was then selected with the No. 1 overall pick in 2001 NFL draft by the Atlanta Falcons, where he became 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 history of the series.

But Vick’s career and reputation took a dark turn in 2007.

Vick spent nearly two years in prison after pleading guilty to financing a dog fighting operation, forcing him to miss the 2006 and 2007 seasons.

Vic had to rehabilitate his image, and NFL He was allowed to play for the Philadelphia Eagles, where he spent five seasons after his release 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 a team Kansas City Chiefs and his former Eagles coach Andy Reid as a coaching intern. He joined NFL on FOX as an analyst after training camp that year.

In April 2018, Vick was hired as the offensive coordinator for the Atlanta Legends of the NFL. However, shortly before the start of the season, coach Kevin Coyle announced that Vick would no longer serve as offensive coordinator but would remain with the team as a consultant.

Vick has never coached at the college level, but now he’s getting a chance to help turn the program around after a 4-8 season in 2024.

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