Saturday 4 February 2017 13:32, UK
Michael Vick has made his retirement from the NFL official after failing to find a team for the entire 2016 season.
The quarterback, who started his career with the Atlanta Falcons, played five games for the Pittsburgh Steelers last season but failed to get any interest as a free agent last summer.
Vick came into the league as the first pick of the 2001 NFL Draft, selected by the Falcons, and stayed with them until 2007 when his career was derailed by his involvement in a dog fighting scandal.
He was eventually sentenced to 23 months in jail and returned to the NFL, after being cut by Atlanta, in 2009 with the Philadelphia Eagles.
Vick endured a series of injuries during his five years with the Eagles and also spent a season with the New York Jets before signing with Pittsburgh, which proved to be his final stop in the NFL.
His career ends with 22,464 yards passing, 133 touchdowns and 88 interceptions - Vick also rushed for 6,109 yards and 36 scores.
"I think it's time," Vick said.
"I think going through the 2016 season without playing and being able to be a spectator and watch the game and enjoy it from afar and root for a lot of the players and coaches I once played for, I think kind of summed all it all up for me.
"So now I think I'm officially ready, I'm ready to move on to different things in my life and different facets of my life."
