Michael Vick, in case you hadn't heard, made a lot of money in the NFL. He also did something with dogs that landed him in prison. But before he left for the big house, he spent a lot of money on new cars. And now, financial decisions like that are coming back to haunt him.Why, you ask? Well, because instead of waiting for his prison sentence to end and then rolling back to a plush lifestyle, he's having to sell all kinds of stuff. Like boats. Really expensive boats.
A new doc in his bankruptcy case shows Vick is trying to unload a couple of World Cat boats estimated to be worth around $165K for the pair -- he needs the cash to pay back his debts, say lawyers.Okay, so those are actually pretty cheap boats (I bought like four on my November blogging salary). But the point is that Vick has no money. And that's why he's filed this bankruptcy court pleading (which, legal buffs, you can read here -- .PDF)
Best line in the filing, a Hail Mary of laughable proportions: "Upon his release, the Debtor [that's MV] ... will seek to rebuild his life and professional football career."
Honestly though, the TMZ staff shouldn't be so contrite about the "rebuilding" part. Because, believe me, I've been watching the Lions the last few weeks, and I'm fairly certain that if old Rog will let Vick back in the league, he won't be unemployed forever.
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12-16-2008 @ 2:48PM
Skippy said...
Any team interested in winning a SB would never choose Vick as their QB. So, yeah...I can see the Lions picking up Vick. But who else?
Here's a thought...Vick as a Slash player for a team with a really strong coach. The Niners, say. Or perhaps the Dolphins (I know, I know, the Tuna isn't the coach).
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12-16-2008 @ 3:51PM
Adam said...
I wouldn't mind having Mike vick and Coach Cohwer replace Donovan and Andy reid if we don't win out the remainder of the season ! I won't be mad if the Eagles don't make the Playoffs but I want to see a 10-5-1 record or some changes need to be made !
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12-18-2008 @ 6:49PM
Thomas said...
Why is Michael Vick still in the news? He is done!!! And why is he always linked under the Falcons? He should not be in the news at all until he is out of jail, and playing again. He is not a Falcon. Was is past, You want to talk about the past, talk about some one who played the game without causing problems.
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12-18-2008 @ 4:57PM
footballassasin said...
I WAS A BIG VICK FAN ,UNTIL HE DID WHAT HE DID,BUT HE HAS PAID HIS DEBT TO SOCIETY AND LETS HOPE HE LEARNED HIS LESSON ,WHICH IS NO ONE AND I MEAN NO ONE IS GOING TO TAKE CARE OF YOU EXEPT YOU AND ONLY YOU,SO MICHAEL I HOPE THE PAST IS THE PAST AND SUROUND YOUR SELF WITH REAL PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR THINGS THE WAY IT SHOULD BE,WITH HONESTY,INTEGRITY,AND HONOR ,AND HOPE SOME DAY YOU CAN LEAD A TEAM TO THE SUPER BOWL CAUSE YOU HAVE THE TALENT TO DO JUST THAT,GOOD LUCK AND GODS SPEED
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1-22-2009 @ 5:53PM
cifey said...
If they let this guy back in it's going to destroy the image of all the upstanding players.
Vick is a world class athlete but I won't be able to watch him play again without wanting to barf.
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