Kijafa Frink -- Michael Vick's fiancee picks him up from prison

Vick was released from the penitentiary in Leavenworth, Kan., around 5 a.m. He and his fiancee, Kijafa Frink, initially drove to a hotel about half an hour away, the Daily Press of Newport News, Va., reported.

A media throng awaits Vick’s arrival in Hampton, where he’ll serve two months of home confinement to complete a 23-month dogfighting sentence.

“It’s a happy day for him to be starting this part of the process,” said Larry Woodward, Vick’s Virginia-based attorney. “He looks forward to meeting the challenges he has to meet.”

Vick’s ultimate goal is to rehabilitate his image following his dogfighting conviction and return to the NFL, but Woodward said the former quarterback’s first priority “is spending time with his children and his loved ones.”

Last month, Vick testified that he is changed man ready to take charge of his finances, but a judge rejected Vick’s plan to emerge from bankruptcy. One of Vick’s proposed income sources was an offer to star in a documentary for $600,000. It was unclear whether the videographer is involved in that proposed documentary.

Vick dodged reporters outside the prison by leaving from an alternate entrance, the Daily Press reported. He wore brown slacks and a white button-up jacket.

Vick’s longtime agent, Joel Segal, was one of the first people to talk to him after his release.

“Mike is really looking forward to reuniting with his family, kids, Kijafa and his mom,” Segal said. “He’s just real excited about that.”