Michael Vick will reportedly be a college football head 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 having conversations about possibly taking over the program.
“I know how to lead and I know what it takes,” he told the newspaper.
Vick had also been linked to another college head coaching vacancy at Sacramento State, according to ESPN.
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Former NFL quarterback Michael Vick attends the Pro Bowl Games at Allegiant Stadium. (Kirby Lee/USA Today Sports)
“He has expressed interest in the position and, yes, I 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, our head coaching job football is an attractive role,” said Sacramento State president Luke Wood, speaking to ESPN.
However, The Sacramento Bee reported that Vick was not a candidate for that position, 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 to 2000, earning first-team All-American honors in 1999. Vick was then selected with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2001 NFL Draft by the Atlanta Falcons, where He became one of the best young stars in the sport.
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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, right, speaks with former player Michael Vick before a game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Minnesota Vikings at Lincoln Financial Field. (Bill Streicher/USA Today Sports)
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 series’ history.
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 dogfighting operation, forcing him to miss the 2006 and 2007 seasons.
Vick had to rehabilitate his image, and the NFL allowed him to play for 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.
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 offensive coordinator for 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 now has a chance to help turn a program around after a 4-8 season in 2024.
