Michael Vick Faces Backlash After Posting Video Of His Own Player Crashing Out In Locker Room Over Heartbreaking Loss
This article was originally published on Total Pro Sports.
Former NFL player Michael Vick made the rounds on social media on Sunday after a last-second collapse that cost his team what looked like a clear win. Norfolk State led 29-23 with 1:34 remaining and an opponent that had zero timeouts left.
The former Atlanta Falcons and Philadelphia Eagles quarterback instructed the offense to take a knee. However, the staff called a running play. The quarterback fumbled the ball and North Carolina Central scored a game-winning touchdown.
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“I don’t know what happened at the end of the game,” Vick told reporters postgame. “I put my headset down. I called victory formation. All we had to do was take a knee, kneel the clock out. That’s just situational football. I don’t know what happened in regards to that. I looked up and we was running the ball, and then I seen the fumble.
“But my final instructions was victory formation. That’s when you kneel it out. And they had, I think, zero timeouts left and the game was over practically.”
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Coach Deletes Post After Online Pushback Intensifies
After the game, Vick shared a video of one of his players crashing out following the gut-wrenching loss.
“Supposed to have been victory,” he captioned the now-deleted post.
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Many fans reacted to the post on social media, sharing different perspectives.
“Nothing wrong with that player. More guys should care like that,” one said.
“He shouldn’t be criticized. Everyone should know to close out a game,” another said.
“leave the post up. he’s in the right. end of story,” another wrote.
“Only person need criticism is the offensive coordinator,” another said.
What could have been a major win turned into something much darker for Vick and his players.
