The longer Vince Young goes without a job in the NFL, the more likely it is that his professional football career is over. It looked like Young had earned the Green Bay Packers’ backup quarterback job last summer before the team unexpectedly released him. He later said during the season that he was stunned no team had shown interest. The 30-year-old may not be unemployed for long.
No, we don’t have inside information about NFL teams being interested in Young. On Wednesday, the former Texas star said his alma mater has a job waiting for him.
“If football doesn’t work out for me, the university has a great job for me,” Young said Wednesday at a luncheon featuring Charlie Strong.
Young, a two-time Rose Bowl MVP, said he would serve as an ambassador of sorts.
“Just letting you know what (UT) has going on, especially helping kids get scholarships and recognizing things like that,” he said, via Joseph Duarte of the Houston Chronicle. “Whatever it is, I just want to support the university.”
As for his own career, young has been working out in San Diego and claims he has received some interest from NFL teams. He is not ready to tie a bow on his disappointing NFL career just yet.
“You never know,” he said. “All I can do is my part and stay ready. You never know when you are going to get a call. There is some interest.”
Young has not played in a regular season NFL game since 2011. He filed for bankruptcy earlier this year and was said to have blown through about $60 million in career earnings as of a couple of years ago. Accepting a job at Texas may be his best bet at this point.
