Michael Vick was a quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons before being arrested for his involvement in an illegal dog fighting ring. The investigation lead to his suspension, investigation into the ring and eventually a 23 month prison stay...
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Michael Vick was a quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons before being arrested for his involvement in an illegal dog fighting ring. The investigation lead to his suspension, investigation into the ring and eventually a 23 month prison stay. Vick's scheduled release form prison is in May 2009 and it's unsure if he will be able to regain his status as one of the NFL's top quarterbacks. He has also managed to accrue a great deal of debt. Follow Michael Vick here.
New York Daily News It could be one-and-done for Eagles' Michael Vick Boston Herald It's still too early to tell where this whole thing with Michael Vick and the spread-option offense (aka Wildcat) is going to go. One place I can tell you with absolute certainty that it's not going to go, ... Michael Vick to do BET TV series; QB wants to 'change the perception of me' USA Today Michael Vick to star in docu-series Los Angeles Times Michael Vick lands own TV show on BET msnbc.com E! Online... Read Full Story
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 6 (UPI) --
Michael Vick, trying to get his football career back on track with the Philadelphia Eagles, is to star in a TV series on his life.
BET plans to air the eight-part series in early 2010, the Los Angeles Times reports.
Producers say the series will be a serious one, looking at Vick's efforts to rebuild his life following his arrest for running a dog-fighting operation, his suspension by the NFL and his 18 months in federal prison. There has been no... Read Full Story
Michael Vick made a low-key return to National Football League action Sunday, appearing in 11 plays for Philadelphia in the Eagles 34-14 victory over Kansas City. Vick carried the ball once for 7 yards, threw two incomplete passes and either handed off the ball or acted as a decoy on eight other plays. It was the former Falcons superstar's first regular-season appearance since December of 2006, after which he served more than a year in prison and provoked a storm of outrage nationwide for... Read Full Story
Michael Vick is back with Nike more than two years after the company severed ties over the quarterback's involvement in a dogfighting ring. The managing director of the agency that represents Vick announced the deal Wednesday while participating on a panel at the Sports Sponsorship Symposium. Michael Principe of BEST referred questions to Vick's agent, Joel Segal, who did not return calls from The Associated Press. Segal told SportsBusiness Journal that the agreement involves shoes and... Read Full Story
Is there nothing that hasn’t been turned into a reality show now? America’s Next Top Carjacker? America’s Next Top Bottom? Guess what? Now Michael Vick has a reality show. And it isn’t America’s biggest truck of douche.
BET is going to air a show called, “The Michael Vick Project”, where the quarterback hopes his negative image can be revived by having cameras follow him 24/7, capturing his every move. I’m willing to bet 16 of those hours are spent working out, so where the interesting... Read Full Story
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick told a sparse crowd at a Washington, D.C., church that he regrets his decisions that led to prison time for running a dogfighting ring. Vick on Tuesday repeatedly called dogfighting "pointless" and says he doesn't know why he got so involved in it. He says he wants to be an example for change. The former Atlanta Falcons star served 18 months in prison for running the ring in Surry County, Va. The afternoon talk at Covenant Baptist Church, in one... Read Full Story
There used to be a golden age when the people on TV were actual stars. They were not only beautiful, but also immensely talented. Today we are in a "rust age" if you will. Basically anyone with a heartbeat can get on TV - especially on a reality show. Enter Michael Vick - convicted dog fighting czar. He will have his own reality show on BET.
“I just want people to really get to know me as an individual. What I want to do is change the perception of me. I am a human being. I’ve made some... Read Full Story
New York Daily News Vick reality show New York Post Disgraced NFL quarter back Michael Vick, fresh from spending 18 months in prison for running a dogfighting ring, will star in a BET reality show. That would be the very same reality show first reported last April by NFL.com -- and ... Michael Vick lands own TV show on BET msnbc.com Michael Vick To Star In BET Reality Series In 2010 BallerStatus.com BET Goes to the Dogs With Michael Vick Reality Show E! Online New York Daily News - Los... Read Full Story
The Los Angeles Times is reporting that BET has picked up a reality show about controversial NFL quarterback Michael Vick and his attempt to resurrect his career and personal life after an 18-month prison stint. Tentatively titled " The Michael Vick Project ," the show will follow his comeback with the Philadelphia Eagles while also examining his tumultuous past -- including his troubled childhood and his 2007 arrest for financing a dogfighting ring. "I just want people to really get to know... Read Full Story
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Television producers understand the kind of men whose personal lives we’d like to peek into – think Hulk Hogan and Snoop Dogg — and they’ve nailed it with their latest pick, MICHAEL VICK. The new Philadelphia Eagles player and former dogfight ringmaster has signed up for a new BET reality show, tentatively called The Michael Vick Project.
According to the... Read Full Story
