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Falcons Can Seek $20M From Vick

Arbitrator rules that team can pursue option and roster bonuses

(Newser) - Michael Vick may have to pay the Falcons a whopping $20 million, an arbitrator ruled today, challenging a precedent that teams can only go after signing bonus money. NFL Special Master Stephen Burbank ruled that the Falcons can pursue Vick's option and roster bonuses as well, because Vick, who is... More »

Union May Save Vick $22M

Lawyers for Vick, Falcons argue over forfeiture of bonus

(Newser) - Arguing that the collective bargaining agreement signed last year by the NFL player's union protected all bonus money, Michael Vick's lawyers fought the Falcons' ongoing attempt to recover $22 million in bonuses it had paid the quarterback and convicted dog abuser. The CBA is alleged to override any such forfeiture,... More »

Now the Falcons Want $16M

Case advances in state court as team seeks settlement

(Newser) - First the dogs and dope, now the cash: the Falcons want payback from Michael Vick. And they'll argue for $16 million of it in a hearing set for tomorrow. It's all bonus money that the Falcons say Vick owes, because his guilty plea on federal dogfighting charges violates his 10-year,... More »

Vick's Dogs Will Live

Court orders all but one of 49 former fighters to be cared for

(Newser) - Fallen football star Michael Vick's former fighting dogs will be taken into homes and employment, with just one to be euthanized, reports CNN. The former Atlanta Falcons player was found guilty of dog fighting charges and faces sentencing in December. Police have 49 dogs in custody from his operation, and... More »

Vick Tests Positive for Pot

QB violates plea deal, faces tighter restrictions

(Newser) - The hits—of the self-inflicted variety—just keep coming for Michael Vick, who tested positive for marijuana in a sample submitted two weeks after entering a plea deal on felony dog-fighting charges. The suspended NFL quarterback will be confined to his home from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.... More »

Vick Hit With State Charges

Va. brings dogfighting case that could net disgraced QB 10 more years

(Newser) - Today the state of Virginia piled on Falcons QB Michael Vick, who's awaiting sentencing on federal dogfighting charges, with dogfighting charges of its own. Vick will face one count of beating, killing or causing dogs to fight and one count of engaging in or promoting dogfighting in state court. Both... More »

Falcons Sign New QB Leftwich

Former Jacksonville Jaguar adds depth to position

(Newser) - The Atlanta Falcons have signed former Jacksonville quarterback Byron Leftwich in an effort to sew up the spot left vacant by Michael Vick, who was suspended indefinitely after pleading guilty to dogfighting.  Joey Harrington has run the offense for the first two games of the season, both losses, but... More »

Falcons In Dog House Sans Vick

New QB takes 6 sacks in loss as Vikings rookie tears up the turf

(Newser) - With Vick in the doghouse, the Falcon’s new QB tossed 2 INT's and took 6 sacks in a 24-3 rout to Minnesota. Replacement Joey Harrington went 23-for-32 and notched 199 yards, but both errant throws were returned for TDs, the AP reports. And Warrick Dunn's spikes couldn't tear up... More »

Whoopi Muted in ‘View’ Debut

Co-hosts outshout Rosie's replacement on everything except dogfighting

(Newser) - The Whoopi Goldberg era on "The View" began with little resemblance to Rosie O'Donnell's, as Goldberg struggled to get a word in edgewise in her debut yesterday. The Oscar-winning comic was lost in mindless patter and jarring segues, with "I don't know if that's a good idea" perhaps... More »

Fight Rumors Dogged Vick for Years

'Open secret' was apparently never shared with Falcons

(Newser) - Tracing what they call the "open secret" of Michael Vick's dogfighting involvement, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports on a trail of tips, whispers and investigations that led nowhere until the Falcons QB's indictment and subsequent guilty plea this year. PETA and the Humane Society both received repeated alerts—but each... More »

Vick's Talking Points end Up on Ebay

Notes of his speech include apology to dogs, which he forgot

(Newser) - Vick’s next note to self may be “apologize to the dogs next time.” TMZ readers have already seen his private notes from his apology last week and can even bid to own them, because the Humane Society has posted them on ebay. Vick’s list of regrets... More »

Dogs Bite Back at Vick, Cash In

Chewed-up football cards for the Falcons' QB fetch $7,400 on eBay

(Newser) - A Cape Girardeau, Mo., woman let her two dogs loose on her collection of Michael Vick football cards, and sold the resulting mess for $7,400 on eBay, reports the Kansas City Star. The 22 cards were originally worth from $1 to $10 each; Rochelle Steffen says she will donate... More »

Vick Apologizes, Formally Enters Guilty Plea

QB says he made mistakes but has now found Jesus

(Newser) - After formally entering his guilty plea, Michael Vick held a press conference today and asked the public for forgiveness for his mistakes. "I apologize to all the kids out there for my immature acts," said the disgraced NFL star. Vick mentioned dogfighting only once, calling it "a... More »

DMX Hounded by Dog Abuse Claims

Officials seize 12 pit bulls, weapons from rapper’s AZ home

(Newser) - Authorities seized 12 distressed pit bulls and a large cache of weapons from the Arizona home of rapper DMX yesterday, MTV says, after receiving a tip that the dogs were housed in inhumane conditions. The hip-hop star, whose real name is Earl Simmons, wasn’t home at the time of... More »

NFL Bans Vick Indefinitely

Last straw for league: Admission in plea deal of gambling involvement

(Newser) - Michael Vick was suspended from the NFL indefinitely without pay this afternoon, hours after he admitted in a federal plea agreement to financing a dogfighting operation that involved gambling, the AP reports. Vick maintains that he didn't bet himself or receive any winnings, but commissioner Roger Goodell called his actions... More »

Vick Signs Guilty Plea, Denies Killing Dogs

Disgraced QB admits sponsoring dogfighting, promoting gambling

(Newser) - Michael Vick admits sponsoring a dogfighting operation and denies killing dogs but acknowledges that dogs were killed through his and two co-defendants' "collective efforts," according to the plea agreement the disgraced Falcons QB signed yesterday, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. He also acknowledges promoting gambling but denies being a... More »

Vick's Pit Bulls Could Face Euthanasia

Deadline today for 53 dogs to be claimed

(Newser) - The 53 pit bulls seized from Michael Vick's property must be claimed today—otherwise they could be euthanized. A spokeswoman for PETA claims rehabilitation isn't an option for ex-fighting dogs. "It's widely accepted that euthanasia is the most humane thing for them," she said. More »

Vick Can’t Play in Canada, Either

CFL rule blocks signing other leagues' suspended players

(Newser) - If Michael Vick is suspended from the NFL as expected, he shouldn’t expect to find asylum in Canada. The CFL recently amended its rules to forbid signing a player under suspension in another league, the Toronto Star reports—a reaction to the Ricky Williams flap, not Vick's case. The... More »

Dogfight Case Bares Vick's Profound 'Flaws'

Great athlete, but 'arrogant' and 'stupid,' says columnist

(Newser) - Quarterback Michael Vick's involvement in a dogfighting ring is symptomatic of a twisted character, says Atlanta Journal-Constitution columnist Jeff Schultz. Though "as wonderful an athlete as we've ever seen," the Falcons player is "deeply flawed," "arrogant," and "just plain stupid," Schultz insists. More »

Vick Will Plead Guilty in Deal

Star QB admits to dogfighting ring, lawyer says; could get 5 years

(Newser) - Michael Vick will plead guilty to federal charges related to a dogfighting ring, his lawyer said this afternoon, as part of a deal for leniency; the judge in the case is expected to announce the plea agreement today in Richmond. "Michael wishes to apologize to everyone who has been... More »

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