Michael Vick: Thrown for a $100 Million Loss!
ATLANTA, UPI–Aug. 25 Michael Vick stands to lose upwards of $100 million after his admission Friday to federal charges connected to dogfighting.
That figure could skyrocket to upwards of $144 million, according to The Atlanta Journal Constitution, reporting Sunday that lost Nike contracts, an Atlanta Falcons bonus and other deals gone South could make Vick’s career sack the biggest reversal of fortune in NFL, or even U.S. sports, history.
The beleaguered Atlanta Falcons quarterback signed a plea agreement admitting conducting an enterprise including gambling and the sponsoring and transporting of dogs in dogfighting operations.
Afterward, he was suspended indefinitely without pay by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell.
Falcons’ owner Arthur Blank said the team wants to recover its $22 million bonus from the 10-year, $130 million contract Vick signed in December 2004.
Also, Nike has canceled its endorsement deal, which includes an athletic shoe due to be released to retailers later this year.
“The best advice any PR person can give Vick is ‘work out, lift weights and run a lot while in jail,’ Ronn Torossian, president and chief executive officer of New York-based 5W Public Relations, told the newspaper, “because the only money he has a chance to make in the future is on the football field, not off it.”
August 25th, 2007 at 6:57 pm
I hope that he never makes another cent from football or anything else that might tend to make him a role model for young people. He is a monster and a thug. Anyone who will do that to animals will do it to people.
August 25th, 2007 at 9:52 pm
Good going nike and nfl
August 25th, 2007 at 10:28 pm
FIRST!!!!!!!
August 26th, 2007 at 1:00 am
HE IS NOTHING BUT A DISGRACE TO MAN. I HOPE THE NFL DOES NOT EVER LET HIM PLAY FOOTBALL AGAIN.HE SHOULD NOT BE ABLE TO MAKE ANOTHER CENT OFF OF FOOTBALL EVER AGAIN! WHAT KIND OF ROLEMODEL IS HE? WHAT IS SAD IS THAT IF THAT WAS JUST SOME TOM, DICK, OR HARRY OFF OF THE STREETS THEY WOULD NOT GET OFF AS EASILY AS THIS JACKASS WILL! WHERE IS THE JUSTICE FOR ALL THE DOGS AND ANIMALS HE TORTURED? I HOPE HE ROTS IN HIS OWN WASTE!!!
August 26th, 2007 at 1:51 pm
THERE MUST BE A SPECIAL PLACE IN HELL FOR PEOPLE WHO WILLFULLY ABUSE INNOCENT ANIMALS AND CHILDREN. I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO SYMPATHY FOR THEM!
August 26th, 2007 at 2:28 pm
Other than the obvious comments about hwo horrible his actions were and how bad I feel about those poor animals, I have only one other thing to say:
WHAT A STUPID MAN!
August 26th, 2007 at 5:03 pm
I can’t wait to hear all of the facts of this case. I can’t understand being the last person of the group to make a plea deal. Do they even have to accept his deal?
Earl Simmons a.k.a DMX had his house in Arizona raided the other day. They removed 12 dogs from his property. The police here in Phoenix say there are no signs these dogs were used for fighting, but I’m wondering if he was getting these dogs ready for the same fighting ‘ring’.
Art, you might want to look into this, to see if there is a connection.
August 26th, 2007 at 6:26 pm
Mr Vic will have his day court tomorrow, nothing can bring back the dogs he terminated, or injured. Even his sentence will seem small no matter how he is punished. I am sad for the judge who has to think about his punishment, knowing and seeing all he has done. I am only hoping in my heart that the judge will be an animal lover, and be disgusted by what these men have done, and prosecute them to the full extent of the law. The only issue I have with these cases along with pediphiles once they are decieded is the word Appeal and suspension these are the most painful words to the victims of any crime.
August 26th, 2007 at 9:18 pm
JUSTICE SERVED!
August 26th, 2007 at 9:21 pm
I noticed that Spain decided not to air their bull fights on TV anymore. Baby Steps forward to change the way animals are exploited and abused at the hands of humans.
August 27th, 2007 at 9:17 am
We are talking about a sadistic, barbaric, cannibalistic, vile and vicious beast who should be tortured in the same manner he tortured those poor helpless animals for his own personal pleasure and then go to hell and burn. There is absolutely no excuse for what he did to these animals. It is not only abnormal for anyone to torture animals as he did but he must have a deranged brain and does not belong on this earth.
August 27th, 2007 at 10:25 am
I hope he loses every last penny he has, also that he will never get another chance to ever play football again. I still think he should be made to work for the good of animals for the rest of his life, under very close supervision of course.
August 27th, 2007 at 1:25 pm
POWNED!!!!
August 27th, 2007 at 3:25 pm
why are we paying football players that much money anyway-think of all the kids that could go to college on that money? he should “repent” and teach the rest of his community that grew up w/this type of “sport” to understand how horrible and wrong it is and that it is not acceptable any longer and it’s not the cool thing to do.
August 27th, 2007 at 8:37 pm
sucks to be you Michael Vick! Give your new roomie in your cell my best!
August 28th, 2007 at 12:20 am
Hey, Ya’ll Vick is not hopeless…
First of all he is a human being just like the rest of ya’ll.
Second he’s paying one heck of a price.
Third, he’s said he is quilty and what more do you ask?
Lord have mercy, what more can this man do?
Hopefully he will learn more than us from his mistake.
After all, he was once pretty rich, and has a lot of good people helping him understand, that those bad people he once associated with were wrong.
A good whisperer is all he needs.
August 28th, 2007 at 9:01 am
Mr. Art.
Why is that Michael Vick will be allowed back into football after awhile; when the base ball commissioners wouldn’t let Pete Rose back into baseball or the hall the fame.
Isn’t that a double standard. Depending on who the person is that’s how that person gets treated in the sports world. I think it should be one set standard all the way across the board.
Another ex-sample Look at the Berry Bonds (base ball player) with all the home runs. Why hasn’t the steroid issue be resolve before giving him credit for those home runs. I don’t count any of the home runs because it’s tainted with steroid issues.
I’m very turn off by the sport leagues because of all the things that are going on. It doesn’t make any sense. I like your opinion and when your on the different talk shows you are very interesting person and maybe you could research this and see if there is a different standard for different person in the sport world.
Finally, What is this teaching our children and young adults? Seeing all this stuff going on.
Lisa Gaughan
August 28th, 2007 at 10:47 am
Missy m,
I saw on TV that this judge IS an animal lover. I hope he also has seen this picture Art has up.
August 28th, 2007 at 4:46 pm
I am an animallover and can never tolerate seeing an animal abused.
However…Alpha males play football and other violent sports, Aplha dogs like to prove dominance by fighting. Such is the nature of the beast.
The outrage against Michael Vick is surely the ways the injured dogs were disposed of. Totally inhumane!
I am an avid fan of NFL, and altho the Atlanta Falcon’s is not my favorite team….I always switch to their games just to see Michael Vick do his magic. He is the most entertaining member of the teams, and I will sorely miss watching him run out of the pocket and gain more yardage than the running backs. He is wonderful on the field.
I understand that he has a clean record, other than the crime of dog fighting. Can’t we possibly see that there are redeeming qualities within him?
I may be the only one who hopes that he can play football again, but I truly hope that others can be more forgiving than to want him to spend the rest of his life in prison or to be banned from football forever.
As a rule, the posters on this site have been totally against “trial by media”. I hope that continues to be the case with Michael. He is not the only member of NFL who has done something illegal. I consider wife beating or child abuse more inhumane.
Since the “black/white issue” has been discussed on different sites, I must add….I’m not black.
August 28th, 2007 at 5:30 pm
Art Harris,
Showing images of this ugly sport awakening populaces.This guy is not alone in this game!
The fact is you gave to that practice a big shout!
Also a big name associate with that give light and these poor animals like in Spain can be save by public opinions.
Tank’s to you!
August 28th, 2007 at 11:08 pm
Dear Art,
He’s being ‘coached’ too, much…he needs to gain some confidence.
He needs to get real.
Love Always,
Freida
August 29th, 2007 at 11:01 am
Lavone,
I agree with some of your statements. It’s not because I’m black that I feel this way. Color to me, has nothing to do with it. I just believe in second chances for PEOPLE in general. What if we were never forgiven for what we do, then there would be no need for Heaven.
August 29th, 2007 at 4:18 pm
I don’t think he should go to prison for life but we do need stronger punishment for these crimes against animals.I’m sure over time he can,will get back into football but never agains as an Idol for our childr5en to follow and as a person to look up to.
August 30th, 2007 at 12:10 pm
I never wanted my children to look up to anybody other than God and their parents. We were their role models. We had 3 children, am attorney, a doctor of Internal Medicine and a Director of Nurses. They are responsible adults, no criminal records and they have responsible children. Each to his own for having other people be role models to their children, not mine!