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Fox Sports Hires Michael Vick as NFL Analyst

“My friends and family are thankful and proud of me,” the former star QB said.

Fox Sports has hired former star quarterback Michael Vick will serve as a studio analyst for FOX NFL Kickoff during the 2017 season. The formal announcement will reportedly come Sunday, but Vick already spoke to USA Today, telling the newspaper: “I’m very excited. Over the last seven or eight months, I’ve done a lot of interviews, and I think I’ve gotten better as I’ve been put in those situations more often. Things really came together (with Fox) over the last couple months. They have shows that I have always watched and admired. My friends and family are thankful and proud of me.” Vick was a four-time Pro Bowl quarterback, playing six seasons with the Atlanta Falcons before being convicted in 2007 of operating a dogfighting ring on his Virginia property. He returned to the NFL in 2009, playing with the Philadelphia Eagles, New York Jets, and Pittsburgh Steelers before officially retiring earlier this year.