Michael Vick named assistant coach for Atlanta’s Alliance spring football league team
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The Alliance of American Football, or AAF, has officially announced another head coach and location for a franchise, as Atlanta has been named as the second host-city of the new spring professional football league.
Joining Orlando, which will be led by Steve Spurrier, the Atlanta franchise will be coached by former NFL head coach Brad Childress with Michael Vick serving as the team’s offensive coordinator.
“This is an amazing opportunity… I’ve always had a passion for teaching, a passion for coaching by some of the coaches that have coached me, and I’ve been coached by some of the best — Brad being one of them in Kansas City last year,” Vick said in his introductory press conference on Wednesday.
“When Brad called me up about this opportunity, I felt like it was something that I couldn’t pass up. I’m grateful, thankful and proud to be back in Atlanta and obviously will try to bring a championship to the city of Atlanta.”
The new league is set to begin play in February of 2019, immediately after the next Super Bowl.
Well Atlanta, looks like you’re in good hands! #AllianceATL Head Coach Brad Childress and Offensive Coordinator @MichaelVick will be building their Alliance in the great state of Georgia. Join us at 2:15pm ET on Facebook Live to hear what they have in store for the season. pic.twitter.com/iteYAx69kh
— The Alliance (@TheAAF) April 25, 2018
Here is the video of the press conference from the Alliance of American Football from Georgia State Stadium:
We are LIVE from Georgia State Stadium! https://t.co/a5uaOK06CL
— The Alliance (@TheAAF) April 25, 2018
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