Michael Vick was waiting for the call, but it never came.

The long-time star quarterback is in Houston this week ahead of the Super Bowl, where he officially announced his retirement from the NFL after stints with the Atlanta Falcons, Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers.

While the much-maglined Vick, who famously served time in prison following an animal abuse conviction, has decided to hang up his cleats, there was one team that he was ready to sign for.

"(The Vikings) didn't call (when Bridgewater got hurt)," Vick told Chris Tomasson of the Pioneer Press. "That was probably the reason I decided to go in to retirement."

"I could have helped that football team", Vick added.

Vick's name was bounced around by many when the severity of Bridgewater's injury became clear, however the Vikings chose to trade for Sam Bradford instead. Vick, who was a free agent at the time, has long held the desire to play with his friend Adrian Peterson, who tweeted his desire for the Vikings to sign the embattled quarterback in 2014.

"(The Vikings) dropped the ball on that one," Vick told the Pioneer Press. Me and Adrian Peterson would have been dynamic."

Vick famously torched the Vikings in 2001, culminating in one of the most famous plays in NFL history when Vick scrambled before splitting two defenders en route to the game-winning touchdown during his rookie season. It would have been a fairytale ending to a storied an controversial career.

"I would have loved to have played with Adrian and played with the Vikings," said Vick.

What a story that would have made.