Former NFL player Michael Vick accepts college football head coaching job: report

Michael Vick is reportedly going to be a college football coach.

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

Vick told the newspaper on Monday that he had been in discussions about taking over the show.

“I know how to lead, and I know what is needed,” he told this newspaper.

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

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“He has expressed interest in this position, yes, I met with him regarding his interest in Sac State football and our athletic growth. As you can imagine, when you look at the success of our athletic programs, our job as a football coach is a head coach. It’s an attractive role,” said the State President. Sacramento Luke Wood in a statement sent to ESPN.

However, The Sacramento Bee reported that Vick was not in charge of the project, citing a “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 drafted with the No. top young stars in sports.

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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, right, talks with former player Michael Vick before the game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Minnesota Vikings at Lincoln Financial Field. (Bill Streicher/USA Today Sports)

Vick was the cover athlete of 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 changed in 2007.

Vick spent nearly two years in prison after pleading guilty to sponsoring a dog fighting campaign, which forced 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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Michael Vick at the Fox Sports media day at the Phoenix Convention Center. (Kirby Lee/USA Today Sports)

Vick got into coaching in the summer of 2017, when he joined the Kansas City Chiefs and his former Eagles coach, Andy Reid, as an 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 for the Atlanta Legends of the Alliance of American Football. However, just before the start of the season, head coach Kevin Coyle announced that Vick would not serve as the offensive coordinator but would remain with the team as a consultant.

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

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