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 Vick Vows He 
 'Won't Disappoint' 

QB: 'I'm glad to have a second chance'

Aug 14, 09 12:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Vick says he “won’t disappoint” as a player for of the Eagles, the Philadelphia Daily News reports. “I’m glad to have an opportunity at a second chance,” said the convicted felon and newly signed quarterback. He said at a press conference today he had... More »

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 Vick Signs With Eagles 


Aug 13, 09 8:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Vick is back in the NFL. The recently released dog-fighter signed a surprise two-year deal with the Philadelphia Eagles, reports ESPN. Vick—who claims debt of about $4 million—will get $1.6 million the first year with the possibility of $5.2 million the second. He can immediately... More »

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(Newser) - Michael Vick’s 23-month federal dogfighting sentence ended today, paving the way for the disgraced football player to finagle a return to the NFL, the AP reports. Two prison officials appeared at Vick’s house today, likely to remove the electronic ankle monitor he’s sported for the past two... More »

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Vick's New Gig: Counselor
at Boys & Girls Club

Former quarterback trades in construction work for something more familiar

Jun 30, 09 3:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Vick has begun working at a Virginia summer camp after leaving his job as a construction worker, the Virginian-Pilot reports. The former Atlanta Falcons quarterback is finishing up two months of house arrest after his conviction for abetting dogfighting; he’s required to work a job. Vick began yesterday... More »

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sports • Atlanta Falcons • Michael Vick • football • probation • dogfighting • house arrest • summer camp • Boys & Girls Club

 Falcons Release Vick 


Jun 12, 09 9:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Vick may yet fling a football again in the NFL, but it won't be for the Atlanta Falcons. The team today released its former quarterback, who is close to completing his federal sentence for dogfighting, reports the Journal-Constitution. The Falcons had hoped to trade Vick—who is still awaiting... More »

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 Vick Sprung From Prison 

Final 2 months of sentence will be home confinement

May 20, 09 9:03 AM CDT
(AP) - Michael Vick has left a Kansas prison and is on his way back to Virginia, where he'll be confined to his home for 2 months, one of the suspended NFL star's lawyers says. Vick left the federal penitentiary at Leavenworth overnight, ostensibly for a home he owns in Hampton. The... More »

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Arena Football Team Rescinds Offer to Vick

Owner disapproves of publicity stunt

Apr 29, 09 8:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - The owner of an arena football team has rescinded an offer to Michael Vick, the Albany Times Union reports. "Can you imagine him playing for $200 a week?” asked the owner of the Albany Firebirds. The Af2 team generated plenty of buzz when it announced the offer, but owner... More »

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(AP) - A judge rejected Michael Vick's plan to emerge from bankruptcy today, telling the suspended NFL star to rethink how he'll pay back creditors. Vick, who is serving a 23-month prison sentence for bankrolling a dogfighting operation, had outlined a plan based on the goal of returning to the NFL.... More »

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Vick Regrets 'Heinous' Dogfights

Disgraced QB testifies to being fleeced by financial advisers

Apr 3, 09 12:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Vick showed contrition in bankruptcy court today for the dogfighting that landed him in federal prison, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. “I committed a heinous act,” said the suspended NFL quarterback, moved from a Kansas prison to appear at the Virginia hearing. “It was very irresponsible.”... More »

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(Newser) - Lawyers for Michael Vick say the incarcerated football player “is going to turn a new leaf,” the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. In bankruptcy court in Virginia today, one of Vick’s attorneys said the convicted dogfighter has a $10-an-hour construction job lined up for him when he gets... More »

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 Vick Leaves Prison ... 
 for Bankruptcy Court 

Judge orders him to pay for transport

Mar 25, 09 11:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Vick is out of jail, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports—though he’s in transit from Kansas to Virginia, where he’s to appear next week at a bankruptcy hearing. To add insult to injury, a judge ordered the NFL star to foot the $3,600 it costs to transport... More »

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(AP) - Michael Vick has been approved for release to home confinement, a government official said today. The disgraced NFL quarterback's lawyers have said they expect him to be moved any day into a halfway house in Newport News, Va. But the official says there's no bed space, so Vick could be... More »

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 Falcons Move to Trade Vick 

Imprisoned QB's contract extends until 2013

Feb 13, 09 3:13 PM CST
(Newser) - The Falcons are looking to trade Michael Vick, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. His contract runs through 2013 and includes a base salary of $9 million, sweetened with a $6.43 million 2009 bonus. But with Vick in prison on dogfighting charges and rookie Matt Ryan having led the team to... More »

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Beware of Man: Michael Vick Bound for Halfway House

Dogfighting QB prepares to leave prison

Jan 30, 09 2:59 PM CST
(Newser) - Disgraced NFL quarterback Michael Vick could be out of prison and in a Virginia halfway house as soon as next week, the Daily Press of Newport News reports. Vick, who is serving 23 months on dogfighting charges in the federal prison in Leavenworth, Kan., could be sprung "any day,... More »

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nfl playoffs

Arizona Beats Atlanta
30-24 in Wildcard Game


Jan 3, 09 7:00 PM CST
(Newser) - The Arizona Cardinals shrugged off a sluggish end to their regular season and took down the upstart Atlanta Falcons in their NFL wildcard matchup today, the Arizona Republic reports. Veteran Kurt Warner passed for 271 yards in the franchise's first home playoff game in Arizona. The Cardinals kept Falcons rookie... More »

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NFL Roundup

 Detroit Ends Season Winless 

Lions have worst record at 0-16

Dec 28, 08 6:00 PM CST
(Newser) - The Detroit Lions today achieved the perfect record that last season eluded the New England Patriots—only perfectly losing at 0-16, reports the AP. In other NFL games:
  • The Minnesota Vikings secured their place in the playoffs as a walk-off field goal from Ryan Longwell put them 20-19 over
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NFL ROUNDUP

 Disputed TD 
 Wins Division 
 for Steelers 

Tennessee loses steam as playoffs approach

Dec 14, 08 5:19 PM CST
(Newser) - The Pittsburgh Steelers clinched another AFC North title with a controversial touchdown in the final minute today, USA Today reports:
  • Santonio Holmes snagged the 4-yard pass with 43 seconds left, securing Pittsburgh's 13-9 win over the Baltimore Ravens. A review showed that Holmes had possession of the ball with
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 Vick Draws Suspended Sentence

Falcons star pleads guilty in dog-fighting case

Nov 25, 08 12:59 PM CST
(Newser) - Michael Vick pleaded guilty to state dog-fighting charges today in an agreement that could let him out of jail and back in the NFL sooner, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Vick—already serving a 23-month federal sentence in Kansas—agreed to a 3-year suspended prison term in the Virginia case, making... More »

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nfl roundup

Titans Stay Perfect by Beating Jags

Giants move to 9-1, Eagles and Bengals play to rare tie

Nov 16, 08 4:33 PM CST
(Newser) - The Tennessee Titans kept their perfect record and the defending Super Bowl champs recorded a fifth straight win in today's NFL action:
  • Titans' QB Kerry Collins tossed 3 TD passes and Albert Haynesworth terrorized on defense as Tennessee topped the Jacksonville Jaguars, 24-14, the AP reports.
  • The New
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Vick Seeks Deal on State Dogfighting Charges

Guilty plea could clear way for ex-quarterback to move to halfway house

Oct 22, 08 1:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Disgraced former Falcons quarterback MIchael Vick plans to plead guilty to state dogfighting charges in a bid to win early release, the Virginian-Pilot reports. Vick, currently doing time in a federal pen for his part in an interstate dogfighting ring, is charged with felony counts of dogfighting and cruelty to... More »

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