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ANDY REID made a shock appearance on Fox NFL Sunday to offer his congratulations and advice to one of his former players.
It was revealed last week that four-time Pro Bowler Michael Vick would be leaving the show after seven years.
Vick, 44, broke down in tears after it was announced he would take up the head coaching job with the Norfolk State Spartans.
Vick spoke a bit more about the career change and said: “Some of the advice that Jimmy [Johnson] gave me last week has been some of the best advice I’ve got.
“I know because everbody been hitting me up ‘You’ve got to do what Jimmy told you last week’.
“But between coaches and players… just going on a diligent search and trying to do it right and Jimmy’s phone will be ringing off the hook.”
Johnson, who won two Super Bowls with the Dallas Cowboys and the Orange Bowl with the Miami Hurricanes, added: “You know what I told you, recruit.
“Great players make great coaches.
“To create a great culture you need everybody in that organization – every secretary, every back up offensive guard, everybody.
“How you do that, you have to have interactions with everybody, no one likes to be ignored.
“Especially by the leader and you’re the leader.”
It was then revealed that Andy Reid had prepared a message for Vick.
The Kansas City Chiefs coach, who has won three of the last five Super Bowls, coached Vick for four seasons between 2009 and 2012 with the Philadelphia Eagles.
Reid was the coach to give Vick a second chance after his suspension and imprisonment for dog fighting and while with the Eagles, Vick ws named the NFL Comeback Player of the Year and reached the Pro Bowl in 2010.
Via a video message, Reid said: “Michael Vick… man, is that school lucky to have you.
“You’re gonna do a great job, those kids are fortunate to have you to learn from.
“You’ll be awesome, you’ll be great for the university.
“I love you and I know you’ll do a great job for them. All the best going forward and I’m now a Norfolk fan.”
Speaking after the announcement last week, Vick said: “It wasn’t the easiest decision to make, you know, I got family that I sincerely care about, that I love, you know, this requires a lot of change.
“But, at the same time, it allows me to serve young men in my community.”
He added: “I understand the value of a [historically black college and university.
“The fact that it is in my hometown makes it even better.
“And so, it’s a great admiration for HBCUs, the NFL has numerous partnerships with HBCUs, so I think it shows that people care, you know, you’ve got these big time Division 1 programs where they’ve got all these amazing things, bells and whistles, money, and they tend to forget about the HBCUs and the schools that have the same type of prominence, and so, to start here, it wasn’t even by design.”
