Michael Vick will go down as one of the most famous names in NFL history. On one hand, we saw him completely reinvent the quarterback position. He is widely regarded as the greatest dual threat quarterback of all time. He paved the way for players like Cam Newton, Lamar Jackson, Jayden Daniels, and many more.
However, the other side to Vick is his arrest for owning a disgusting dog fighting ring. That is exactly what one current NFL head coach took aim at.
Watch current NFL Arizona Cardinals Head Coach Jonathan Gannon Completely Trash Michael Vick (Video)
Feb 6, 2025; New Orleans, LA, USA; Michael Vick during Fox Sports media day at Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images
After three years as head coach of the Arizona Cardinals, Jonathan Gannon provided the most surreal quote of his career on Wednesday:
Speaking with reporters at his usual media availability, the coach received a fairly innocuous question about taking emotions out of personnel decisions. His response was immediate and fully deadpan, and you should see it for yourself.
This is the wildest ending to a head coach press conference I’ve ever seen…
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The full exchange:
QUESTION: “Coach, how early in your career did you have to start trying to figure out how to take the emotion out of coaching as far as when you have all these injuries and you have all these different pieces, when’s the first time that you can recall that?”
ANSWER: “2007, when our quarterback went to jail.”
Gannon is, of course, referring to the Michael Vick dogfighting scandal. The 42-year-old was a defensive quality control coach on the staff of the Atlanta Falcons for a single season in 2007, his first year in professional coaching after spending time under Bobby Petrino at Louisville.
September 21, 2025; Santa Clara, California, USA; Arizona Cardinals head coach Jonathan Gannon on the sidelines against the San Francisco 49ers during the second half at Levi’s Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-Imagn Images
Gannon followed Petrino from Louisville to the Falcons, but all plans for that 2007 season imploded when Vick was arrested in July for his involvement in Bad Newz Kennels. Without their star quarterback, the Falcons went 4-12 that season, with Petrino resigning at midseason and most of his coaching staff, Gannon included, having to move on the next offseason.
Clearly, the experience made an impression on Gannon, who went on to work in the NGFL for five other teams before landing the Cardinals job.
This is also somehow only the second time the shadow of the Vick scandal has loomed over the 2025 Arizona Cardinals. Gannon’s quarterback Kyler Murray apologized last month after catching heat for posting a picture of himself with his pit bull, the breed of most of the Bad Newz dogs, while wearing a Vick jersey.
Oct 24, 2005: Atlanta, Georgia, USA: Atlanta Falcons quarterback (7) Michael Vick runs a touchdown past New York Jets safety (25) Kerry Rhodes in the first quarter at the Georgia Dome. Mandatory Credit: Photo By Christopher Gooley-USA TODAY Sports Copyright (c) 2005 Christopher Gooley
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