Vick, other NFLers to compete in Madden tournament for COVID-19 relief

Find out the latest on COVID-19's impact on the sports world and when sports are returning by subscribing to Breaking News push notifications in the Sports and COVID-19 section.

Michael Vick is among a group of current and former NFL players competing in the first-ever FOX Esports Madden NFL Invitational to raise awareness for the CDC Foundation's COVID-19 relief efforts.

The event will air live Sunday at 7 p.m. ET on FS1.

Joining Vick will be retired quarterback and FOX Sports analyst Matt Leinart, Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster, free-agent cornerback Orlando Scandrick, former receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh, Los Angeles Chargers safety Derwin James, former cornerback Antonio Cromartie, and former running back Ahman Green.

The event will be a single-elimination Madden NFL 20 tournament consisting of seven matches across three rounds. The competitors will all play remotely.

Copyright (C) 2020 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.