NFL legend Mike Vick caught in school soccer teaching rumor mill

NFL legend Mike Vick caught in college football coaching rumor mill

Invoice Belichick has already shocked the faculty soccer world by accepting the North Carolina Tar Heels’ head teaching job, and there’s been studies of one other surprising rent doubtlessly on the horizon.

Nonetheless, in contrast to Belichick’s scenario, there are some conflicting studies happening.

Vick has had discussions with Sacramento State to grow to be their subsequent head coach, ESPN reported Monday.

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Michael Vick at Fox Sports activities media day on the Phoenix Conference Heart. (Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports activities)

The Hornets are making strikes as they head to the FBS subsequent 12 months, whereas additionally having over $50 million in NIL sources, and so they’re constructing a brand new stadium for the soccer staff as effectively, in response to ESPN.

Vick additionally advised The Virginian-Pilot he is had conversations about probably getting the Norfolk State job.

“I understand how to steer and I do know what it takes,” he advised The Virginian-Pilot.

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The Sacramento Bee, nevertheless, reported Vick wasn’t a candidate for the Sacramento State job, citing an unnamed “member of the varsity’s athletic division” who advised the paper ESPN’s report was a rumor.

Sacramento State president Luke Wooden launched a press release to ESPN in regards to the Vick rumor.

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell (R) talks with former participant Michael Vick (L) earlier than a recreation between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Minnesota Vikings at Lincoln Monetary Area. (Invoice Streicher-USA TODAY Sports activities)

“He has expressed curiosity within the place, and sure, I did meet with him about his curiosity in Sac State soccer and our athletic rise. As you may think about, given the success of our athletic packages that our soccer head coach job is a pretty position,” Wooden stated.

If Vick had been to simply accept a head teaching job, it might be his first since retiring from the NFL. He has labored as an NFL analyst with Fox Sports activities after retiring.

Vick infamously spent practically two years in jail after pleading responsible to financing a dog-fighting operation, forcing him to overlook the 2006 and 2007 seasons.

Vick needed to rehab his picture, and the NFL in the end allowed him to play with the Philadelphia Eagles, the place he spent 5 seasons after being launched from jail in 2009. He would spend brief instances with the New York Jets and Pittsburgh Steelers earlier than retiring in 2015.