Former NFL quarterback Mike Vick has accepted the head coaching job at Norfolk State, he announced on social media Tuesday night.
Sources confirmed to ESPN's Pete Thamel earlier Tuesday that the Spartans were finalizing the deal with Vick, but Norfolk State officials declined to comment on Vick specifically when reached by ESPN. The officials said they would not release a statement Tuesday but planned to release one soon, indicating they were going through the formal steps of their hiring process.
Sources told ESPN that Vick, 44, informed Sacramento State officials that he was no longer in the mix for their open head coaching position and indicated to them he was taking a job closer to home at Norfolk State.