CHARISSA Thompson gave a nod on live television to a former Fox NFL star who left for a college head coach position.
The Fox NFL Kickoff host sent a message for her former colleague’s recent coaching achievement.
The 43-year-old Thompson was alongside Charles Woodson and Julian Edelman for the Week 1 edition of Fox NFL Kickoff on Sunday.
During the early minutes of the program, she was ready to preview the league’s first Sunday of action for viewers.
But first, Thompson made sure to give a shout-out to NFL legend Michael Vick, who had previously worked on Fox NFL Kickoff.
Earlier this year, Vick accepted the Norfolk State University college football head coach job after being with Fox Sports for nine years.
Thompson congratulated Vick on earning his first victory over the weekend.
“We’ve got to give a shout-out to our former teammate, Mike Vick, now the head coach at Norfolk State,” she said.
“(He) got his first victory last night in overtime.”
“Shout-out to our guy. Congratulations.
Woodson could be heard saying, “My man.”
The Pro Football Hall of Fame cornerback and Edelman were clapping during Thompson’s shout-out as the show transitioned to previewing Week 1 of the NFL campaign.
Norfolk State came away with a 34-31 overtime win over Virginia State after opening the season with a loss to Towson.
Vick’s squad was down by as many as 16 points.
But they pulled the score to 31-24 with 2:15 to play before rallying to tie the game.
Norfolk Squad would then kick a game-winning field goal in overtime.
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During Fox’s broadcast of Super Bowl LIX back in February, Thompson became emotional as she said goodbye to Vick in his final TV appearance for the network.
“Mike, I’ve got to tell you, since I’ve been up here with you the longest, I adore you, you are a class act. I love you as a person,” Thompson said at the desk at Caesars Superdome as Vick then held her hand.
“I know I speak for all of us, I’m going to get emotional about it because you’re such a good man.
“I’m really proud of the journey that you’re on.
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“We can’t wait to see what you do in your next chapter.
“Our loss is their gain. We’re really excited for you.”
