May 20 (Reuters) - Michael Vick, the once-dynamic NFL quarterback whose involvement in a dogfighting ring halted a breathtaking career in its prime, has agreed to come out of retirement to join startup league Fan Controlled Football.
Vick, a former first overall draft pick who last suited up for a National Football League game in 2015, will make his debut on May 28, the last day of the regular season.
The 41-year-old Vick has not yet been assigned a team.
Vick is the latest high-profile player to sign up with Fan Controlled Football, joining a group that includes Pro Football Hall of Famer Terrell Owens & Johnny Manziel, whose much-hyped NFL career fizzled out after & seasons.
Vick agreed to a comeback after seeing the success that good friend Owens has been having since he signed with the league this year.
Fan Controlled Football, which this year doubled in size to eight teams for its second season, is a condensed 7-on-7 style of American football played on a 50-yard indoor field & acts as a real-life video game that allows fans to call the plays.
Vick was selected by the Atlanta Falcons with the first pick of the 2001 NFL Draft, making him the first Black quarterback to be taken with the top pick & he went on to dazzle fans with his breakaway running speed & powerful passing arm.
A standout in Atlanta for most of his 6 seasons with the Falcons, Vick pleaded guilty in 2007 & apologized for his role in an illegal dogfighting enterprise known as "Bad Newz Kennels" that ultimately saw him spend nearly 2 years in prison.
Vick returned in 2009 with the Philadelphia Eagles where he served as a seldom-used backup but took over the starting role the next season & was at his best en route to being named the NFL Comeback Player of the Year & earning the fourth Pro Bowl selection of his career.
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