Norfolk State head football coach Michael Vick is adding more firepower to his staff, this time with a familiar face to the MEAC — Tory Woodbury, who will serve as the Spartans’ new special teams coordinator.

  

Woodbury arrives from Howard University, where he held the dual role of tight ends coach and special teams coordinator. Under his guidance, the Bison’s special teams unit blocked six field goals, ranking fifth in the FCS. Howard also stood out as one of just two teams in the MEAC that prevented any blocked punts during the season.

The former NFL player brings a wealth of experience, having spent years coaching at both the collegiate and professional levels. Woodbury played a key role in the Los Angeles Rams’ Super Bowl LV victory in 2022.

A standout quarterback at Winston-Salem State, Woodbury enjoyed a stellar eight-year professional career in the NFL, playing for the New York Jets, New Orleans Saints and Buffalo Bills.

Beyond football, Woodbury has been deeply involved in community service.

He founded the Tory Woodbury Foundation in 2002, an organization that has provided school supplies, clothing and meals to children in need in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.