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…wanting ahead to coming again dwelling,” he stated Tuesday on Facebook.

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

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

Vick performed faculty soccer at Virginia Tech, the place as a redshirt freshman he led the varsity to the faculty nationwide title sport, the place his workforce misplaced to Florida State. In 2001, Vick turned the primary Black quarterback to be drafted to the NFL first total, 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 workforce to the NFC Championship sport in 2004, dropping to the Philadelphia Eagles. His enjoying days had been briefly derailed starting in 2007 when he served almost 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 received Comeback Participant of the Yr. He later spent one season every with the New York Jets and Pittsburgh Steelers.

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

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