Michael Vick on Lamar Jackson: He's a 'spitting image' of me
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Imagine what the narrative would have been surrounding former No. 1 pick Michael Vick had he entered the NFL in the social media age. We’re talking hot take after hot take. As the first player off the board to the Atlanta Falcons back in 2001, Vick transcenMichael Vick on Lamar Jackson: He's a 'spitting image' of me
Imagine what the narrative would have been surrounding former No. 1 pick Michael Vick had he entered the NFL in the social media age. We’re talking hot take after hot take. As the first player off the board to the Atlanta Falcons back in 2001, Vick transcended the quarterback position. He was the first of a new breed of athletic signal callers who could do as much damage with their feet as through the air.Fast forward nearly two decades, and former Heisman winner Lamar Jackson is currently being given the hot take treatment. It started when Hall of Fame executive Bill Polian indicated that he views the Louisville product as more of a receiver than a quarterback at the next level. Needless to say, reactions to that take weren’t positive.Vick himself is now engaging in the Jackson debate. More than defending the possible first-round pick, Vick sees a lot of himself in Jackson.“I could not believe what I had seen. I could not believe the things he was able to do — It was a spitting image of me,” Vick said, via N Read more