Michael Vick on His NFL Comeback, Changing the QB Position & Finding Purpose After Football

7PM in Brooklyn with Carmelo Anthony

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Sports, Music, Basketball, Society & Culture

4.8 • 567 Ratings

🗓️ 9 February 2026

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Michael Vick sits down with the 7PM in Brooklyn crew to reflect on one of the most unique careers in football history. From becoming the first Black quarterback drafted No. 1 overall to redefining how the position is played, Vick explains how the game changed and how he had to evolve with it. He also opens up about his second act in the NFL, what it took mentally to come back after everything he went through, and how those experiences shaped the way he leads at Norfolk State today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.1	Your greatest talent was almost looked at as a negative.
0:32.8	Mello was like, oh, he's just the score.
0:35.8	It's like you're just an athlete. You're just the runner.
0:37.6	It's funny because some people like myself
0:40.1	or hear that about a guy like Carmelo
0:41.9	and probably people heard it about me
0:44.0	and be like, yo, what are you talking about?
0:45.9	Stop overthinking this.
0:47.1	Screw up the minds of the next generation.
0:49.4	Talking this craziness.
0:50.5	Like, yo.
1:03.1	Yeah. Crazy. Yo, peace.
1:03.9	I'm coming back to 7 p.m. in Brooklyn.
1:05.8	I'm Carmelo Anthony here with my co-host.
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