Michael Vick: Quarterback of the Philadelphia Eagles and Changed Man

April 17, 2011   ·   Vaden Chandler   ·   Jump to comments

August 2007 were very dark days for professional quarterback Michael Vick, who at the time played for the Atlanta Falcons. Although he had earned millions of dollars as a professional athlete, his poor conduct in being involved with a dog-fighting ring with the Bad Newz Dog Kennels in Viriginia had now caught up with him.
Hours after pleading guilty to financing the gambling side of the dog-fighting ring, he was suspended indefinitely without pay by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell. Moreover, Falcons owner Arthur Blank decided to recover a portion of the signing bonus.
The case went to arbitration, and Vick was ordered to pay just over $19 million of his bonus back to the Falcons. In the wind-up, Vick was sentenced to 23 months in Leavenworth Correction Facility and had to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.  
Truly, Michael Vick's chickens had come home to roost, and he had no one to blame but himself for his behavior, which was "not only illegal, but also cruel and...

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