Sitting in a Kansas prison cell, Vick still dreams about evading defenders, but instead he spends his days trying to evade creditors. It seems Vick was able to hide large sums of his cash as well as he used to hide the ball on a play-action pass.
According to records, he owes over $20 million to creditors while only maintaining $16 million in assets. Where all the money went is a mystery as unsolved as Montezuma's Gold.
Recently, a team of forensic auditors were hired to trace the money. What they discovered so far is that Vick is as stupid with money as he is making personal decisions.
He bought several houses and a farm, all now confiscated, bought in to a rental car franchise in Atlanta and lost lots of cash on a liquor store and restaurant. His two yachts are now anchored at new owners' homes and his $60,000 race horse he hoped to stud dropped dead of disease. Gee, he has no luck with animals at all.
Then there's the IRS and State of Georgia waiting for over $1 million in back taxes, as well as continuing law suits from the Falcons to retrieve some of their cash. Something tells me the tax man will wind up being first in line.
Then there were his mother and all the friends he hired. You can't be a star without a posse and they won't hang around for free. So he found jobs for all of them. Of course, they're all on the street now, but not before bleeding him for lots of cash.
His gave his mother $317,000 to donate to her church for a new building and lots of other expensive trinkets. He bought cars for her and other family members and gave lavish parties.
Lastly, there was the $928,000 Vick agreed to contribute to finance the care of the mangled but undead dogs from the enterprise that caused this downfall. They live comfortably on a ranch in Utah and were recent stars of a National Geographic special. They had the last laugh, or last bark, on Vick.
Of course he IS still earning a paycheck. The state of Kansas pays him a hefty 12¢ an hour for his prison work. But I hear he blows all that in the prison commissary. Boy, some people just don't learn the fundamentals of saving do they?
But he is set to be released in July, just in time for NFL mini camps. His agent is already working behind the scenes to land him a deal. I wonder how that's going? Could you imagine the reception he'd get from the Browns' "Dog Pound?"
What NFL team would be so desperate? You think no one would want him and then you think of all the other Pacmen and T.O.'s and all the rest and you think, Jerry Jones! Hey now, there's a guy who would hire Satan if he could get them back in Super Bowl.
With Romo hobbled and seemingly only interested in Jessica Simpson anyway, I'll bet Vick's agent has Jerry in his "Circle." Wanna bet who else might be there? How 'bout Al Davis? He's been wanting to bring that "Crazy SOB" mentality back to the Raiders.
Wouldn't you love to be a fly on the wall during those negotiations? And if they are successful and Vick does land another gig, what kind of shape will a two-year convict be in, both physically and mentally?
One things for sure, the Michael Vick story is FAR from being finished. I just wanted to get everyone back up to speed so you'll be caught up when it gets interesting again.
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about 1 month ago
Granted what he did was upmost horrific, however I am hoping & praying that he be given a second chance. Again I do not minamize the crime he committed, but for some reason I believe that the wrong that he committed, could turn into a positive. I will be praying that God will guide him thru the turmoil he will be facing when he comes out. I pray that there is a team out there that has the hutzpah to hire him. If hire, Mr. Vick will be a winner for the team, fans, IRS, do promotional / financially or something with PETA / animal org. He is doing the time unlike loads of politician that steals thrillions of dollars from the taxs payer ( today ) & get away with it, pedofiles that hurt the innocent & nothing happens to them, terroriest that get off on technicality & etc., etc. Please note for those that are believers, Jesus Christ forgave those that crucified Him, why can Mr. Vick be given a chance ? ? ? As the Lord says, he/she that is with out sin, throw the first stone.
Ms. Rita 47/NYC
about 1 month ago
When John Clayton of ESPN wrote that Vick was bench pressing 300 lbs and throwing the ball well...how did he know? Do they normally let visitors go to the prison work-out room? Wait....they have weight equipment? So who was watching him throw the football? A prison snitch? Hell, come'on..is it clear yet that a couple of teams probably have scouts on the "vistors list"??
about 1 month ago
What Michael has done was cruel but at the same time he has not been the first nor will he be the last people make mistakes and do things before they think. I feel after he has served his time that should be the end of it let Mr. Vick get on with his life. Look at our president he has made mistake after mistake after mistake and people put him office twice if they can forgive Mr. Bush for all the wrong he has done why can't Mr. Vick be forgiven also????
about 1 month ago
MIKE VICK IS NO DIFFERENT THAN ANYBODY ELSE HE MADE A MISTAKE WITH HIS LIFE AND LOTS OF US HAVE DONE THE SAME JUST DIDN'T GET CAUGHT,SO STOP PUTTING THE MAN DOWN,HE WILL BE BACK AND I WILL BUY HIS JERSEY NO MATTER WHAT TEAM HE IS ON.
about 1 month ago
What happened on Michael Vick's property is no different than hunting a deer or any other animal. They both die! Are we going to send all the hunters to prison. Oh forgive me, they give hunters a license to kill!
from about 1 month ago
Pat, when was your release date? Are you not taking the meds? Please call the Dr. and tell him you need a few more electroshock treatments... Otherwise what stupidity will come from your mouth next? Since the state has a right to execute prisoners, why not make them participate in "Fight to the Death" competition?
about 1 month ago
He did his time, to repent his crime, he will come back to "the league."
about 1 month ago
I am a true Michael Vick fan. I have dogs and would never hurt them in anyway. I don't agree with people using dogs to fight, but he hasn't done anything that anyone else hasn't done. People make me sick always judging others, but never looking at the wrongs they've done(whether it be tell a lie or rob a bank, a sin is a sin in God's eyes). When people make mistakes , society never wants to give them a second chance. Some of those that punished him and those that are talking about him have done wrong, they just didn't get caught. I will be sporting a jersey with his name on it when he gets out!!! My prayers and love are with him and his family!!
from about 1 month ago
Bev, my problem was not he made A mistake... That sounds like ONE mistake. He did this HUNDREDS maybe THOUSANDS of times and he had NO remorse. So yeah, if someone tells a lie or robs one bank and says sorry, Yeah I might could understand and forgive. But if robs HUNDREDS of banks, or mugged HUNDREDS of people would you be as forgiving? That's like saying I only made one mistake, I was a serial killer and killed 246 people. But it was my only mistake. Gee can you forgive me for this ONE thing?
12 days ago
son of a bitch ought to be shot for doing whay he did.can you gusse what all the dog owners at a game would say to him.i hope they never let him play football again anywhere in the world.the should do to him what he did to those dogs and see how he likes it. poor micheal vick i hope he burns in hell for the rest of his life.
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