Michael Vick won't play for Fan Controlled Football, says he's staying retired

He is going to stay retired.

According to a report, the former quarterback was going to return to the football field to play in the Fan Controlled Football league, but he decided not to.

I hung them up in 2015, never to come back. They will stay hung up and I will not be coming out of retirement.

The Fan Controlled Football league plays seven regular-season games and the playoffs at a 50-yard field in Atlanta. Fans can call plays in the seven-on-seven game.

The Atlanta Falcons selected him No. 1 overall in the 2001 draft. After pleading guilty to charges for his involvement in a dog-fighting ring, his career came to a halt. He was released from prison in the summer of 2009 and joined the Philadelphia Eagles. He was the Comeback Player of the Year in 2010, after he became the Eagles starting quarterback. After four years in Philadelphia, he was traded to the New York Jets and then to the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Had he played, he would have been one of the more notable names to join Fan Controlled Football, like Johnny Manziel and Terrell Owens. He was not assigned to a team.