Michael Vick says he will be the new head football coach at Norfolk State : NPR

Former Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick says he has accepted a head teaching place at Norfolk State College in Virginia.

“It is an honor to announce that I will be the brand new head coach of Norfolk State College…trying ahead to coming again dwelling,” he mentioned Tuesday on Fb.

Vick is a local of Newport Information, Virginia, about 30 miles north of Norfolk.

College officers didn’t verify the deal Tuesday night time, however the Virginian-Pilot, a newspaper between Norfolk and Newport Information, reported that a number of sources mentioned an introductory information convention can be held inside every week.

Vick performed school soccer at Virginia Tech, the place as a redshirt freshman he led the varsity to the faculty nationwide title recreation, the place his staff misplaced to Florida State. In 2001, Vick turned the primary Black quarterback to be drafted to the NFL first general, when he was chosen by the Atlanta Falcons.

He spent six seasons there, wherein he was chosen to the Professional Bowl 3 times and led his staff to the NFC Championship recreation in 2004, shedding to the Philadelphia Eagles. His enjoying days had been briefly derailed starting in 2007 when he served practically two years of jail time for dogfighting.

However upon his launch in 2009, he went on to play 5 seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles, the place in 2010 he achieved a fourth Professional Bowl choice and gained Comeback Participant of the 12 months. He later spent one season every with the New York Jets and Pittsburgh Steelers.

Over the course of his NFL profession, he collected about 28,000 whole yards and 169 touchdowns. He retired in 2017, holding the all-time report for quarterback dashing yards, with about 6,100.

He has since develop into an animal activist and an analyst for Fox Sports activities.