Michael Dwayne Vick (born June 26, 1980) is an American football quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played for the Atlanta Falcons for six seasons before serving time in prison for his involvement in an illegal dog fighting ring. Vick played college football at Virginia Tech, where as a freshman he placed third in the Heisman Trophy balloting. He left after his sophomore year to enter the NFL and was drafted first overall by the Atlanta Falcons in the 2001 NFL Draft. He became the first African-American quarterback to be selected first overall in an NFL Draft. In six seasons with the Falcons, he gained wide popularity for his performance on the field, and led the Falcons to the playoffs twice. Vick ranks second among quarterbacks in career rushing yards. In April 2007, Vick was implicated in an illegal interstate dog fighting ring that had operated over five years. In August 2007, he pleaded gui! lty to federal felony charges and served 21 months in prison, followed by two months in home confinement.[1][2][3] With the loss of his NFL salary and product endorsement deals, combined with previous financial mismanagement, Vick filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in July 2008.[4] Falcons owner Arthur Blank did not want Vick on the Falcons, and after attempts to trade him failed, Vick was released . He signed with the Philadelphia Eagles and was reinstated in Week 3 of the 2009 season.[5] Contents 1 Childhood 2 Early athletic career 3 High school 4 College career 4.1 Statistics 5 Professional career 5.1 Atlanta Falcons 5.1.1 NFL Draft 5.1.2 Early NFL career 5.1.3 2003–2006 seasons 5.1.4 Suspension 5.1.5 Future in football and conditional reinstatement 5.2 Philadelphia Eagles 5.2.1 2009 5.2.2 2010 5.2.3 2011 5.3 Career statistics 5.3.1 Regular season 5.3.2 Playoffs 6 Controversial incidents and crimes 6.1 Early incidents 6.2 Dog fighting investigations 6.2.1 Fede! ral criminal prosecution 6.2.1.1 Convictions 6.2.1.2 Failed dr! ug test 6.2.1.3 Incarceration begins 6.2.1.4 Sentencing & prison 6.2.1.5 Fraudulent misappropriation of funds 6.2.2 State criminal prosecution 6.2.2.1 State trial and sentencing 6.3 Steroid allegations 7 Financial troubles 7.1 Bankruptcy 7.1.1 Listing of major financial obligations 7.1.1.1 Joel Enterprises 7.1.1.2 Atlanta Falcons 7.1.1.3 Royal Bank of Canada 7.1.1.4 1st Source Bank 7.1.1.5 Wachovia Bank 7.1.1.6 U.S. Department of Labor 7.1.2 Early proceedings 7.1.2.1 Mary Wong 7.1.2.2 David A. Talbot 7.1.3 Ongoing expenses: support of friends and relatives 7.1.4 Initial Reorganization Plan 7.1.4.1 Income prospects 7.1.4.2 Funds and assets handled by Reamon, Wong, Talbot, Washington 7.1.4.3 Revisions to Initial Reorganization Plan 7.1.4.4 Objections to Reorganization Plan 7.1.4.5 April 2009 hearing 7.1.4.6 Initial Reorganization Plan rejected 7.1.4.7 Revised Reorganization Plan approved 7.1.4.8 Joseph Luzinski 8 Awards, records, and accomplishments 8.1 College awards 8.2 College ! records and accomplishments 8.3 NFL records and milestones 9 Endorsements 10 Charitable foundations 11 Political activity 12 Documentary series 13 References 14 External links Childhood Vick was born in Newport News, Virginia as the second of four children to Brenda Vick and Michael Boddie, then unmarried teenagers.[6] His mother worked two jobs, obtained some public financial assistance, and had help from her parents, while his father worked long hours in the shipyards as a sandblaster and spray-painter.[7] They were married when Michael was about five years old, but the children elected to continue to use their "Vick" surname. The family lived in the Ridley Circle Homes, a public housing project in a financially depressed and crime-ridden neighborhood located in the East End section of the port city. A 2007 newspaper article published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch noted "not much changed" by observations of local people almost ten years after Michael Vick left. One resid! ent said that there was drug dealing, drive-by shootings and o! ther kil lings in the neighborhood, then suggested that sports were a way out and a dream for many.[8] In a 2001 interview, Vick told the Newport News Daily Press that when he was 10 or 11, "I would go fishing even if the fish weren't biting, just to get away from the violence and stress of daily life in the projects."[8] Early athletic career During the early years of his family, Michael Boddie's employment required a lot of travel, but he taught football skills to his two sons at an early age. Vick was only three years old when his father, nicknamed "Bullet" for his blinding speed during his own playing days, began teaching him the fundamentals. He taught younger brother Marcus Vick. As he grew up, Vick, who as a child went by the nickname "Ookie",[7] learned about football from a second cousin four years older, Aaron Brooks. Vick and Brooks both spent a lot of time as youths at the local Boys and Girls Club.[7][9] As a 10-year-old throwing three touchdown passes in a Boys Club lea! gue, his apparent football talents led coaches and his parents to keep special watch.[8] Vick told Sporting News magazine in an interview published April 9, 2001: "Sports kept me off the streets...It kept me from getting into what was going on, the bad stuff. Lots of guys I knew have had bad problems." High school Vick first came to prominence while at Homer L. Ferguson High School in Newport News. As a freshman, he impressed many with his athletic ability, throwing for over 400 yards in a game that year. Ferguson High School was closed in 1996 as part of a Newport News Public Schools building modernization program. Vick, as a sophomore, and Tommy Reamon both moved to Warwick High School. At Warwick High School, under Reamon's tutelage, Vick was a three-year starter for the Raiders, passing for 4,846 yards with 43 touchdowns. He ran for six touchdowns and threw for three touchdowns in a single game. He added 1,048 yards and 18 scores on the ground. As a senior, he passed fo! r 1,668 yards, accounting for ten passing and ten rushing touc! hdowns. Reamon, who had helped guide Brooks from Newport News to the University of Virginia, helped Michael with his SATs and helped him and his family choose between Syracuse University and Virginia Tech. Reamon favored Virginia Tech, where he felt better guidance was available under Frank Beamer, who promised to redshirt him and provide the freshman needed time to develop. Reamon sold Michael on the school's proximity to family and friends,[7] and Vick chose to attend Virginia Tech. As he left the Newport News public housing projects in 1998, "on the wings of a college football scholarship," Vick was seen in the Newport News community as a "success story."[8] In a story published in September 2000, while Vick was at Virginia Tech, Michael Boddie told the university's Collegiate Times: "Ever since he learned to throw a football, he's always liked throwing a ball...It's just in his blood."[10] College career In his first collegiate game as a redshirt freshman against James Madison i! n 1999, Vick scored three rushing touchdowns in just over one quarter of play. His last touchdown was a spectacular flip in which he landed awkwardly on his ankle, forcing him to miss the remainder of the game in addition to the following game. During the season, Vick led a last-minute game-winning drive against West Virginia in the annual Black Diamond Trophy game. He led the Hokies to an 11–0 season and to the Bowl Championship Series national title game in the Nokia Sugar Bowl against Florida State. Although Virginia Tech lost 46–29, Vick was able to bring the team back from a 21 point deficit to take a brief lead. During the season, Vick appeared on the cover of an ESPN The Magazine issue. External images Vick on the Cover of Sports Illustrated Vick led the NCAA in passing efficiency that year, setting a record for a freshman (180.4), which was good enough for the third-highest all-time mark. Vick was awarded an ESPY Award as the nation's top college player and won ! the first-ever Archie Griffin Award as college football's most! valuabl e player. He was invited to the 1999 Heisman Trophy presentation and finished third in the voting behind Ron Dayne and Joe Hamilton. Vick's third place finish matched the highest finish ever by a freshman up to that point, first set by Herschel Walker in 1980. Lane Stadium, where Vick played his college games Vick's 2000 season had highlights, such as his career rushing high of 210 yards against the Boston College in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Against West Virginia University in the Black Diamond Trophy game, Vick accounted for 288 total yards of offense and two touchdowns in a 48–20 win. The following week, Vick led the Hokies from a 14–0 deficit against Syracuse at the Carrier Dome, where the Hokies had not won since 1986. Vick put the game away with a 55-yard run with 1:34 left.[11] The following game against Pittsburgh, Vick was injured and had to miss the rest of the game as well as the entire game against Central Florida, and was unable to start against the Miam! i Hurricanes, the Hokies' lone loss of the season. Vick's final game at Virginia Tech came against the Clemson Tigers in the Toyota Gator Bowl, where he was named MVP of the game. Vick left Virginia Tech after his redshirt sophomore season. Aware that the rest of his family was still living in their 3 bedroom apartment in the Ridley Circle Homes, Vick stated that he was going to buy his mother "a home and a car." ESPN later reported that Vick used some of his NFL and endorsement earnings to buy his mother a brand-new house in an upscale section of Suffolk, Virginia.[12] Statistics Passing Rushing YEAR CMP ATT CMP% YDS TD INT ATT YDS TD 1999 90 153 58.8 1840 12 5 110 580 8 2000 97 179 54.2 1439 9 7 113 636 9 Professional career Atlanta Falcons NFL Draft Vick was selected first i
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