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{{Short description|Former American football player and coach (born 1980)}}
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| name               = Michael Vick
| image              = Michael vick 2017 (cropped).jpg
| alt                = 
| caption            = Vick in 2017
| current_title      = [[Head coach]]
| current_team       = [[Norfolk State Spartans football|Norfolk State]]
| current_conference = [[Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference|MEAC]]
| current_record     = 1–11
| contract           = 
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|1980|6|26}}
| birth_place        = [[Newport News, Virginia]], U.S.
| death_date         = 
| death_place        = 
| alma_mater         = [[Virginia Tech]]
| player_years1      = 1998–2000
| player_team1       = [[Virginia Tech Hokies football|Virginia Tech]]
| player_years2      = 2001–2006
| player_team2       = [[Atlanta Falcons]]
| player_years3      = 2009–2013
| player_team3       = [[Philadelphia Eagles]]
| player_years4      = 2014
| player_team4       = [[New York Jets]]
| player_years5      = 2015
| player_team5       = [[Pittsburgh Steelers]]
| player_positions   = [[Quarterback]]
| coach_years1       = 2019
| coach_team1        = [[Atlanta Legends]] (OA)
| coach_years2       = 2025–present
| coach_team2        = [[Norfolk State Spartans football|Norfolk State]]
| overall_record     = 1–11
| bowl_record        =
| tournament_record  = 
| championships      = 
| awards             = 
; As a player
* [[NFL Comeback Player of the Year]] (2010)
* 4× [[Pro Bowl]] ([[2003 Pro Bowl|2002]], [[2005 Pro Bowl|2004]], [[2006 Pro Bowl|2005]], [[2011 Pro Bowl|2010]])
* [[Bert Bell Award]] (2010)
* [[Touchdown Club of Columbus#Archie Griffin Award|Archie Griffin Award]] (1999)
* First-team [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] ([[1999 College Football All-America Team|1999]])
* [[Big East Conference football individual awards#Offensive Player of the Year|Big East Offensive Player of the Year]] (1999)
* [[Big East Conference football individual awards#Rookie of the Year|Big East Rookie of the Year]] (1999)
;NFL record
* Career [[yards per carry]] (minimum 750 career rushing attempts): 7.0
| coaching_records   =
| HOF = 
| CFBHOF_year = 2025
| CFBHOF_id   = 2558
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name         = Michael Vick
| image        = Michael vick 2017 (cropped).jpg
| image_size   = 250px
| current_team = Norfolk State Spartans
| caption      = Vick in 2017
| position     = [[Quarterback]]
| number = 7, 1, 2
| birth_date   = {{Birth date and age|1980|6|26}}
| birth_place  = [[Newport News, Virginia]], U.S.
| height_ft    = 6
| height_in    = 0
| weight_lbs   = 210
| high_school  = [[Warwick High School (Virginia)|Warwick]]<br/>(Newport News, Virginia)
| college      = [[Virginia Tech Hokies football|Virginia Tech]] (1998–2000)
| draftyear    = 2001
| draftround   = 1
| draftpick    = 1
| pastteams    =
* [[Atlanta Falcons]] ({{NFL Year|2001}}–{{NFL Year|2006}})
* [[Philadelphia Eagles]] ({{NFL Year|2009}}–{{NFL Year|2013}})
* [[New York Jets]] ({{NFL Year|2014}})
* [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] ({{NFL Year|2015}})
| pastcoaching =
* [[Atlanta Legends]] ({{AAF Year|2019}})<br>Advisor
* [[Norfolk State Spartans football|Norfolk State]] (2025–present)<br>Head coach
| highlights   =
* [[NFL Comeback Player of the Year]] (2010)
* 4× [[Pro Bowl]] ([[2003 Pro Bowl|2002]], [[2005 Pro Bowl|2004]], [[2006 Pro Bowl|2005]], [[2011 Pro Bowl|2010]])
* [[Bert Bell Award]] (2010)
* [[Touchdown Club of Columbus#Archie Griffin Award|Archie Griffin Award]] (1999)
* First-team [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] ([[1999 College Football All-America Team|1999]])
* [[Big East Conference football individual awards#Offensive Player of the Year|Big East Offensive Player of the Year]] (1999)
* [[Big East Conference football individual awards#Rookie of the Year|Big East Rookie of the Year]] (1999)
;NFL records
* Career [[yards per carry]] (minimum 750 career rushing attempts): 7.0
* Career rushing yards by a quarterback: 6,109
| statlabel1   = Passing attempts
| statvalue1   = 3,217
| statlabel2   = Passing completions
| statvalue2   = 1,807
| statlabel3   = Completion percentage
| statvalue3   = 56.2%
| statlabel4   = [[Touchdowns|TD]]–[[Interceptions|INT]]
| statvalue4   = 133–88
| statlabel5   = Passing yards
| statvalue5   = 22,464
| statlabel6   = [[Passer rating]]
| statvalue6   = 80.4
| statlabel7   = Rushing yards
| statvalue7   = 6,109
| statlabel8   = Rushing touchdowns
| statvalue8   = 36
| regular_record = {{Winning percentage|0|0|record=y}}
| playoff_record = {{Winning percentage|0|0|record=y}}
| overall_record = NCAA: {{Winning percentage|1|11|record=y}}
| pfr          = V/VickMi00
| CollegeHOF   = 2558
}}
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'''Michael Dwayne Vick''' (born June 26, 1980) is an American [[college football]] coach and former professional football player. He is the [[Head coach|head football coach]] for the [[Norfolk State Spartans football|Norfolk State Spartans]]. He played in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) for 13 seasons and was the all-time leader in quarterback rushing yards at the time of his retirement. Vick played [[college football]] at [[Virginia Tech]], winning the [[Touchdown Club of Columbus#Archie Griffin Award|Archie Griffin Award]] as a freshman, and was selected [[List of first overall National Football League draft picks|first overall]] by the [[Atlanta Falcons]] in the [[2001 NFL draft]]. During his six years with the Falcons, he was named to three [[Pro Bowl]]s and led the team to two playoff runs, one division title, and an [[NFC Championship Game]] appearance.

Vick's NFL career broke off in 2007 after he pleaded guilty for his [[Bad Newz Kennels dog fighting investigation|involvement in a dog fighting ring]] and spent 21 months in federal prison. His arrest and subsequent conviction garnered Vick notoriety with the general public, which lasted throughout the rest of his career. He was released by the Falcons shortly before leaving prison.

After serving his sentence, Vick signed with the [[Philadelphia Eagles]] for the 2009 season. As a member of the Eagles for five years, he had his greatest statistical season and led the team to a division title in 2010, earning him [[NFL Comeback Player of the Year|Comeback Player of the Year]] and a fourth Pro Bowl selection. In his final two seasons, Vick played for the [[New York Jets]] and [[Pittsburgh Steelers]], primarily as a backup. He officially retired in 2017 after spending the 2016 season as a free agent. After retiring as a player, Vick pursued a coaching career. He served as an advisor for the [[Atlanta Legends]] of the [[Alliance of American Football]] (AAF) in 2019. Near the end of the 2024 season, Vick was named the head football coach at [[Norfolk State University|Norfolk State]].

==Early life==
Vick was born in [[Newport News, Virginia]], as the third of four children to Brenda Vick and Michael Boddie, then unmarried teenagers.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Patterson |first=Kiahnna |date=December 21, 2022 |title='To bless those who deserve a blessing': Newport News native, NFL star Michael Vick gives back for holidays |url=https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/to-bless-those-who-deserve-a-blessing-newport-news-native-nfl-star-michael-vick-gives-back-for-holidays/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406201958/https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/to-bless-those-who-deserve-a-blessing-newport-news-native-nfl-star-michael-vick-gives-back-for-holidays/ |archive-date=April 6, 2023 |access-date=April 6, 2023 |website=WAVY.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="Vick bio">{{Cite web |last=Squires |first=David |date=May 27, 2009 |title=DAD: VICK IS A BETTER MAN |url=https://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-xpm-20090527-2009-05-27-0905260035-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406201900/https://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-xpm-20090527-2009-05-27-0905260035-story.html |archive-date=April 6, 2023 |access-date=April 6, 2023 |website=Daily Press}}</ref> His mother worked two jobs, obtained public financial assistance and had help from her parents, while his father worked long hours in the shipyards as a sandblaster and spray-painter.<ref name="Bio">{{Cite web |title=Michael Vick |url=http://www.jockbio.com/Bios/Vick/Vick_bio.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120817050951/http://www.jockbio.com/Bios/Vick/Vick_bio.html |archive-date=August 17, 2012 |access-date=June 4, 2007 |publisher=JockBio.com}}</ref> They were married when Michael was about five years old, but the children elected to continue to use their "Vick" surname. The family lived in the Ridley Circle Homes, a [[public housing project]] in a financially depressed and crime-ridden neighborhood located in the [[East End (Newport News)|East End]] section of the port city.<ref name="SI Bad Newz article">{{Cite magazine |last1=Dohrmann |first1=George |last2=Evans |first2=Farrell |date=November 26, 2007 |title=The Road To Bad Newz |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1114033/index.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130203055555/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1114033/index.htm |archive-date=February 3, 2013 |access-date=December 7, 2012 |magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]]}}</ref> Local residents interviewed in a 2007 newspaper article in the ''[[Richmond Times-Dispatch]]'' noted that "not much [had] changed" nearly a decade after Vick left. One resident said that there was [[drug dealing]], [[drive-by shooting]]s, and other killings in the neighborhood, and suggested that [[sports]] were a way out and a dream for many.<ref name="Puzzling">{{Cite web |last=Ress |first=Dave |date=July 25, 2007 |title=Vick case puzzling |url=https://richmond.com/sports/vick-case-puzzling/article_564e0980-89e8-5805-8044-1b44ff73a3c5.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727213304/https://richmond.com/sports/vick-case-puzzling/article_564e0980-89e8-5805-8044-1b44ff73a3c5.html |archive-date=July 27, 2021 |access-date=July 27, 2021 |website=[[Richmond Times-Dispatch]]}}</ref> In a 2001 interview, Vick told the Newport News ''Daily Press'' that when he was 10 or 11, "I would go [[fishing]] even if the fish weren't biting, just to get away from the violence and stress of daily life in the projects."<ref name="Puzzling" />

Boddie's employment required a great deal of travel, but he taught football skills to his two sons at an early age. Vick was only three years old when his father, nicknamed "Bullet" for his speed during his own playing days, began teaching him the fundamentals.<ref name="Bio" /> Michael subsequently taught the game to his younger brother, [[Marcus Vick]].<ref name="Bio" />

As he grew up, Vick went by the nickname "Ookie",<ref name="Bio" /> and learned about football from [[Aaron Brooks (American football)|Aaron Brooks]], a second cousin who was four years older. Vick and Brooks spent a lot of time at the local [[Boys and Girls Clubs of America|Boys and Girls Club]].<ref name="Bio" /><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Forster |first1=Dave |last2=Burke |first2=Bill |last3=Tucker |first3=Kyle |date=May 26, 2007 |title=Is Michael Vick friendly to a fault? |url=http://home.hamptonroads.com/stories/print.cfm?story=125491&ran=117073 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080225211008/http://home.hamptonroads.com/stories/print.cfm?story=125491&ran=117073 |archive-date=February 25, 2008 |access-date=June 4, 2007 |newspaper=[[The Virginian-Pilot]]}}</ref>
"Sports kept me off the streets," Vick told ''Sporting News'' magazine in an interview published April 9, 2001. "It kept me from getting into what was going on, the bad stuff. Lots of guys I knew have had bad problems."<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 10, 2001 |title=Michael Vick's NFL education has already gotten head start |url=https://www.brainerddispatch.com/sports/michael-vicks-nfl-education-has-already-gotten-head-start |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406202450/https://www.brainerddispatch.com/sports/michael-vicks-nfl-education-has-already-gotten-head-start |archive-date=April 6, 2023 |access-date=April 6, 2023 |website=Brainerd Dispatch |language=en}}</ref>

===High school career===
Vick first came to prominence while at [[Homer L. Ferguson High School]] in Newport News.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hupton |first=David Wyatt |date=September 6, 2014 |title=Vick Willing To Do Anything To Help Jets |url=https://www.ganggreennation.com/2014/9/6/6114639/michael-vick-willing-to-do-anything-to-help-the-new-york-jets-win |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406202256/https://www.ganggreennation.com/2014/9/6/6114639/michael-vick-willing-to-do-anything-to-help-the-new-york-jets-win |archive-date=April 6, 2023 |access-date=April 6, 2023 |website=Gang Green Nation |language=en}}</ref> As a freshman, he impressed many with his athletic ability; he threw for over 400 yards in a game that year. Ferguson High School was closed in 1996 as part of a [[Newport News Public Schools]] building modernization program. Vick, as a sophomore, and coach [[Tommy Reamon]] both moved to [[Warwick High School (Newport News)|Warwick High School]].{{citation needed|date=April 2016}}

Vick was a three-year starter for the Warwick Raiders.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hudson |first=Jamar |date=October 8, 2007 |title=Hudson: Warwick learning lessons from Vick |url=https://www.espn.com/college-sports/recruiting/football/news/story?id=3054014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406202106/https://www.espn.com/college-sports/recruiting/football/news/story?id=3054014 |archive-date=April 6, 2023 |access-date=April 6, 2023 |website=ESPN |language=en}}</ref> Under Reamon's coaching, he passed for 4,846 yards with 43 touchdowns. He added 1,048 yards and 18 scores on the ground.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Alexander |first=Matt |date=October 26, 2015 |title=Syracuse drops elite status in 1999 after Michael Vick chooses Va. Tech over SU |url=http://dailyorange.com/2015/10/syracuse-drops-elite-status-in-1999-after-michael-vick-chooses-va-tech-over-su/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408211908/https://dailyorange.com/2015/10/syracuse-drops-elite-status-in-1999-after-michael-vick-chooses-va-tech-over-su/ |archive-date=April 8, 2023 |access-date=April 6, 2023 |website=The Daily Orange |language=en-US}}</ref> As a senior, he passed for 1,668 yards, accounting for 10 passing and as many rushing touchdowns. During one game, he ran for six touchdowns and threw for three touchdowns.{{citation needed|date=April 2016}}

Reamon, who had helped guide Brooks from Newport News to the [[University of Virginia]], helped Vick with his [[SAT]]s and helped him and his family choose between [[Syracuse University]] and [[Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University|Virginia Tech]]. Reamon favored Virginia Tech, where he felt better guidance was available under [[Frank Beamer]], who promised to [[redshirt (college sports)|redshirt]] him and provide the freshman needed time to develop. Reamon sold Michael on the school's proximity to family and friends,<ref name="Bio" /> and Vick chose to attend Virginia Tech.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Adelson |first=Andrea |date=September 22, 2017 |title='A highlight show:' The Michael Vick Virginia Tech experience |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/20774762/michael-vick-virginia-tech-hokies-experience |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406202719/https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/20774762/michael-vick-virginia-tech-hokies-experience |archive-date=April 6, 2023 |access-date=April 6, 2023 |website=ESPN |language=en}}</ref> As he left the Newport News public housing projects in 1998 with a college football scholarship in hand, Vick was seen in the Newport News community as a success story.<ref name="Puzzling" />

==College career==

===1999 season===
In his first collegiate game for Virginia Tech as a [[redshirt (college sports)|redshirt]] freshman, against [[James Madison Dukes football|James Madison]] in [[1999 NCAA Division I-A football season|1999]], Vick scored three rushing [[touchdown]]s in just over one quarter of play. He performed a flip to score his last touchdown but landed awkwardly on his ankle, forcing him to miss the remainder of the game and all of the following game.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 5, 1999 |title=Freshman's Debut Sparks the Hokies |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/09/05/sports/college-football-roundup-freshman-s-debut-sparks-the-hokies.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406202821/https://www.nytimes.com/1999/09/05/sports/college-football-roundup-freshman-s-debut-sparks-the-hokies.html |archive-date=April 6, 2023 |access-date=April 6, 2023 |website=The New York Times |language=en-US |agency=Associated Press}}</ref> During the season, Vick led a last-minute game-winning drive against [[1999 West Virginia Mountaineers football team|West Virginia]] in the annual [[Black Diamond Trophy]] game. He led the [[Virginia Tech Hokies football|Hokies]] to an 11–0 undefeated season and to the [[BCS National Championship|Bowl Championship Series national title game]] in the [[2000 Sugar Bowl|Nokia Sugar Bowl]] against [[1999 Florida State Seminoles football team|Florida State]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=1999 Virginia Tech Hokies Schedule and Results |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/virginia-tech/1999-schedule.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406203008/https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/virginia-tech/1999-schedule.html |archive-date=April 6, 2023 |access-date=April 6, 2023 |website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> Although Virginia Tech lost 46–29, Vick brought the team back from a 21-point deficit to take a brief lead.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Plaschke |first=Bill |date=January 5, 2000 |title=Florida State Holds Off Vick and Virginia Tech, 46–29, for National Title |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-jan-05-sp-51083-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406203235/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-jan-05-sp-51083-story.html |archive-date=April 6, 2023 |access-date=April 6, 2023 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="vt profile">{{Cite web |title=Michael Vick |url=http://www.hokiesports.com/vick/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012020822/http://www.hokiesports.com/vick/ |archive-date=October 12, 2012 |access-date=December 4, 2012 |website=Virginia Tech Hokies Athletics}}</ref> During the season, Vick appeared on the cover of an ''[[ESPN The Magazine]]'' issue.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Virginia Tech Magazine Feature 4 |url=https://www.archive.vtmag.vt.edu/fall00/feature4.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406204946/https://www.archive.vtmag.vt.edu/fall00/feature4.html |archive-date=April 6, 2023 |access-date=April 6, 2023 |website=www.archive.vtmag.vt.edu}}</ref>
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Vick led the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] in [[passing efficiency]] in 1999, a record for a freshman (180.4) and the third-highest all-time mark. Vick won both an [[ESPY Award]] as the nation's top college player and the first-ever [[Archie Griffin Award]] as college football's [[most valuable player]]. He won the Big East Offensive Player of the Year.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Big East Offensive Player of the Year Winners |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/awards/big-east-opoy.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406203539/https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/awards/big-east-opoy.html |archive-date=April 6, 2023 |access-date=April 6, 2023 |website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> He was invited to the 1999 [[Heisman Trophy]] presentation and finished third in the voting behind [[Ron Dayne]] and [[Joe Hamilton (American football)|Joe Hamilton]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=1999 Heisman Trophy Voting |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/awards/heisman-1999.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211212171158/https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/awards/heisman-1999.html |archive-date=December 12, 2021 |access-date=April 6, 2023 |website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> Vick's third-place finish matched the highest finish ever by a freshman up to that point, first set by [[Herschel Walker]] in 1980.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Teel |first=David |date=November 10, 2009 |title=Dec. 12, 1999: Vick humbled by Heisman experience |url=https://www.dailypress.com/sports/dp-vick-college-heisman-third-place-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406205202/https://www.dailypress.com/sports/dp-vick-college-heisman-third-place-story.html |archive-date=April 6, 2023 |access-date=April 6, 2023 |website=Daily Press}}</ref> [[File:Virginia Tech Lane Stadium press box 2003.jpg|thumb|Lane Stadium, where Vick played college football for Virginia Tech]]

===2000 season===
One highlight of Vick's [[2000 NCAA Division I-A football season|2000 season]] was his career high rushing total of 210 yards against [[2000 Boston College Eagles football team|Boston College]] in [[Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Virginia Tech at Boston College Box Score, September 30, 2000 |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/boxscores/2000-09-30-boston-college.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406210734/https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/boxscores/2000-09-30-boston-college.html |archive-date=April 6, 2023 |access-date=April 6, 2023 |website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> Against [[2000 West Virginia Mountaineers football team|West Virginia University]] in the [[Black Diamond Trophy]] game, Vick accounted for 288 total yards of offense and two touchdowns in a 48–20 win. The following week, Vick led the Hokies back from a 14–0 deficit to beat [[2000 Syracuse Orangemen football team|Syracuse]] at the [[Carrier Dome]], where the Hokies had not won since 1986. Vick put the game away with a 55-yard run with 1:34 left.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Robertson |first=Jimmy |date=October 22, 2000 |title=Tech puts end to Carrier Dome hex |url=http://www.hokiesports.com/football/recaps/10222000aaa.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926225555/http://www.hokiesports.com/football/recaps/10222000aaa.html |archive-date=September 26, 2007 |access-date=August 29, 2007 |website=Virginia Tech Hokies Athletics}}</ref>

In the following game, against [[2000 Pittsburgh Panthers football team|Pittsburgh]], Vick was injured and had to miss the rest of the game. He also missed the game against [[2000 UCF Golden Knights football team|Central Florida]], and was unable to start against the [[2000 Miami Hurricanes football team|Miami Hurricanes]], who handed Virginia Tech their only loss of the season. Vick's final game while playing for Virginia Tech was against the Clemson Tigers in the Toyota Gator Bowl; Virginia Tech won and Vick was named the game's MVP. His football accomplishments in two seasons led to his induction in to the [[List of Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame inductees|Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame]] in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bauer-Wolf |first=Jeremy |date=August 29, 2017 |title=Honoring star athletes without degrees |url=https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2017/08/29/michael-vicks-selection-virginia-tech-hall-fame-launches-academic-debate |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220522183334/https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2017/08/29/michael-vicks-selection-virginia-tech-hall-fame-launches-academic-debate |archive-date=May 22, 2022 |access-date=January 19, 2022 |website=InsideHigherEd.com}}</ref>

Vick finished sixth in Heisman Trophy voting for the 2000 season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2000 Heisman Trophy Voting |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/awards/heisman-2000.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211212171114/https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/awards/heisman-2000.html |archive-date=December 12, 2021 |access-date=April 6, 2023 |website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> Vick left Virginia Tech after his redshirt sophomore season. Aware that the rest of his family was still living in their three-bedroom apartment in the Ridley Circle Homes, Vick stated that he was going to buy his mother "a home and a car." ESPN later reported that Vick used some of his NFL and endorsement earnings to buy his mother a brand-new house in an upscale section of [[Suffolk, Virginia]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wojciechowski |first=Gene |date=January 10, 2006 |title=Common lives, plenty of questions for Vick, Clarett |url=https://www.espn.com/espn/columns/story?columnist=wojciechowski_gene&id=2287414 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090305091300/http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/columns/story?columnist=wojciechowski_gene&id=2287414 |archive-date=March 5, 2009 |access-date=November 2, 2008 |website=ESPN}}</ref>

Vick was inducted into the [[College Football Hall of Fame]] in 2025.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://footballfoundation.org/news/2025/1/15/nff-announces-all-star-2025-college-football-hall-of-fame-class.aspx | title=NFF Announces All-Star 2025 College Football Hall of Fame Class | publisher=[[National Football Foundation]] | date=January 15, 2025 | accessdate=16 January 2025}}</ref>

===College statistics===
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! colspan="4"| Rushing
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! Cmp !! Att !! Pct !! Yds !! TD !! Int !! Rtg !! Att !! Yds !! Avg !! TD
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! [[1998 NCAA Division I-A football season|1998]] || [[1998 Virginia Tech Hokies football team|Virginia Tech]]
| colspan="11"| ''[[Redshirted]]''
|-
! [[1999 NCAA Division I-A football season|1999]] || [[1999 Virginia Tech Hokies football team|Virginia Tech]]
| 90 || 153 || 58.8 || 1,840 || 12 || 5 || 180.4 || 110 || 580 || 5.3 || 8
|-
! [[2000 NCAA Division I-A football season|2000]] || [[2000 Virginia Tech Hokies football team|Virginia Tech]]
| 97 || 179 || 54.2 || 1,439 || 9 || 7 || 127.4 || 113 || 636 || 5.6 || 9
|-
! colspan="2"|[https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/michael-vick-1.html Career] !! 187 !! 332 !! 56.3 !! 3,279 !! 21 !! 12 !! 153.1 !! 223 !! 1,216 !! 5.5 !! 17
|}

==Professional career==
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===Atlanta Falcons===
[[File:Michael Vick, November 2006 (133).jpg|thumb|left|upright|Vick in [[M&T Bank Stadium|Baltimore]] with the Atlanta Falcons during the 2006 season]]
At his [[Pro Day]] workout, Vick ran the [[40-yard dash]] in 4.33 seconds; his time has been clocked as low as 4.25, the fastest-ever for an NFL quarterback.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Boyer |first=Zac |date=February 26, 2012 |title=Robert Griffin III runs 4.38-second 40-yard-dash at NFL combine – Redskins Journal |url=http://news.fredericksburg.com/redskinsjournal/2012/02/26/robert-griffin-iii-runs-4-38-second-40-yard-dash-at-nfl-combine/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130224071436/http://news.fredericksburg.com/redskinsjournal/2012/02/26/robert-griffin-iii-runs-4-38-second-40-yard-dash-at-nfl-combine/ |archive-date=February 24, 2013 |access-date=December 5, 2012 |location=Fredericksburg, Virginia |newspaper=Free Lance-Star}}</ref> Vick was selected [[List of first overall National Football League draft picks|first]] in the [[2001 NFL draft]] by the [[Atlanta Falcons]], becoming the first [[African-American]] quarterback to be taken with the top pick.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2001 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2001/draft.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181002220506/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2001/draft.htm |archive-date=October 2, 2018 |access-date=March 18, 2023 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> The [[San Diego Chargers]] had the number-one selection, but traded it to the Atlanta Falcons the day before the draft for the Falcons' first- and third-round picks in 2001.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wilner |first=Barry |date=January 11, 2005 |title=Manning NFL MVP again: 49 TDs, passing rating of 121.1 make Colts QB near-unanimous pick |url=http://www.decaturdaily.com/decaturdaily/sports/050111/nfl.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20070523210354/http://www.decaturdaily.com/decaturdaily/sports/050111/nfl.shtml |archive-date=May 23, 2007 |access-date=May 23, 2007 |website=The Decatur Daily}}</ref> Vick was selected in the 30th round of the [[2000 Major League Baseball Draft]] by the [[Colorado Rockies]], despite not playing baseball since the eighth grade.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nguyen |first=Joe |date=June 10, 2020 |title=In 2000, the Rockies drafted Virginia Tech QB Michael Vick |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2020/06/10/rockies-draft-michael-vick-anniversary/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406014545/https://www.denverpost.com/2020/06/10/rockies-draft-michael-vick-anniversary/ |archive-date=April 6, 2023 |access-date=April 6, 2023 |website=The Denver Post |language=en-US}}</ref>

[[File:Michael Vick, November 2006 (1).jpg|left|thumb|upright|Vick as a member of the Atlanta Falcons in November 2006]]

He signed a six-year $62 million contract.<ref name="spotrac.com">{{Cite web |last=Spotrac.com |title=Michael Vick |url=http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/pittsburgh-steelers/michael-vick-1067/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170204034824/http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/pittsburgh-steelers/michael-vick-1067/ |archive-date=February 4, 2017 |access-date=January 1, 2017 |website=Spotrac.com}}</ref>

====2001 season====
Vick made his NFL debut against the [[2001 San Francisco 49ers season|San Francisco 49ers]] on September 9, 2001, and saw limited action.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Atlanta Falcons at San Francisco 49ers – September 9th, 2001 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200109090sfo.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406014902/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200109090sfo.htm |archive-date=April 6, 2023 |access-date=April 5, 2023 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]]}}</ref> He completed his first NFL pass to [[wide receiver]] [[Tony Martin (football player)|Tony Martin]] in the second quarter against the [[2001 Carolina Panthers season|Carolina Panthers]] on September 23 and scored his first NFL touchdown on a two-yard rush in the fourth quarter to help the Falcons to a 24–16 victory.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Carolina Panthers at Atlanta Falcons – September 23rd, 2001 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200109230atl.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406204758/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200109230atl.htm |archive-date=April 6, 2023 |access-date=April 6, 2023 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Henry |first=George |date=September 24, 2001 |title=Michael Vick scores his first NFL touchdown |url=http://www.dailypress.com/sports/michaelvick/dp-vick-2001-first-nfl-touchdown-for-vick,0,6420516.story |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130601114039/http://www.dailypress.com/sports/michaelvick/dp-vick-2001-first-nfl-touchdown-for-vick,0,6420516.story |archive-date=June 1, 2013 |access-date=December 5, 2012 |website=dailypress.com |publisher=Tribune Newspapers}}</ref> Vick made his first start against the [[2001 Dallas Cowboys season|Dallas Cowboys]] on November 11 and threw his first touchdown pass to [[tight end]] [[Alge Crumpler]] in a 20–13 victory.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dallas Cowboys at Atlanta Falcons – November 11th, 2001 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200111110atl.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406204818/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200111110atl.htm |archive-date=April 6, 2023 |access-date=April 6, 2023 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> He accounted for 234 of Atlanta's 255 yards in the season finale against the [[2001 St. Louis Rams season|St. Louis Rams]] on January 6, 2002.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Atlanta Falcons at St. Louis Rams – January 6th, 2002 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200201060ram.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406204838/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200201060ram.htm |archive-date=April 6, 2023 |access-date=April 6, 2023 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> In two starts and eight total games played that season, Vick completed 50 of 113 passes for 785 yards with two touchdowns and three interceptions. He rushed 31 times for 289 yards (9.3 avg.) and one touchdown.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Michael Vick 2001 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/V/VickMi00/gamelog/2001/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406204859/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/V/VickMi00/gamelog/2001/ |archive-date=April 6, 2023 |access-date=April 6, 2023 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>

====2002 season====
Vick made 15 starts in 2002, missing one game against the [[2002 New York Giants season|New York Giants]] on October 13 with a sprained shoulder.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Henry |first=George |date=October 7, 2002 |title=Vick doubtful for Giants game |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/falcons/2002-10-07-vick_x.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151019031930/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/falcons/2002-10-07-vick_x.htm |archive-date=October 19, 2015 |access-date=December 5, 2012 |website=USA Today |agency=Associated Press}}</ref>  He completed 231 of 421 passes for 2,936 yards and 16 touchdowns. He had 113 carries for 777 yards and eight rushing touchdowns.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Michael Vick 2002 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/V/VickMi00/gamelog/2002/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406205003/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/V/VickMi00/gamelog/2002/ |archive-date=April 6, 2023 |access-date=April 6, 2023 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> Vick set numerous single-game career highs during the season, including in passes completed, pass attempts, and passing yards. Vick also set a then-NFL record for most rushing yards by a quarterback in a single game with 173 against the [[2002 Minnesota Vikings season|Minnesota Vikings]] on December 1, broken by [[Colin Kaepernick]] (181) in 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Inman |first=Cam |date=January 12, 2013 |title=Putting Kaepernick's rushing performance in franchise, league perspective |url=http://blogs.mercurynews.com/49ers/2013/01/12/putting-kaepernicks-rushing-performance-in-franchise-league-perspective/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140327100203/http://blogs.mercurynews.com/49ers/2013/01/12/putting-kaepernicks-rushing-performance-in-franchise-league-perspective/ |archive-date=March 27, 2014 |access-date=January 14, 2013 |website=San Jose Mercury News}}</ref> He tied for third in team history for the best touchdown-to-interception ratio in a season. He had a streak of 177 passes without an interception as the Falcons finished with a 9–6–1 [[winning percentage|win-loss-tie record]] and reached the [[2002–03 NFL playoffs|playoffs]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=2002 NFL Standings & Team Stats |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2002/index.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090328063426/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2002/ |archive-date=March 28, 2009 |access-date=April 6, 2023 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> On January 4, 2003, Vick led the Falcons to an upset victory over the heavily favored [[2002 Green Bay Packers season|Green Bay Packers]] 27–7 in the [[2002–03 NFL playoffs#NFC: Atlanta Falcons 27, Green Bay Packers 7|NFC Wild Card Round]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wild Card – Atlanta Falcons at Green Bay Packers – January 4th, 2003 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200301040gnb.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406205103/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200301040gnb.htm |archive-date=April 6, 2023 |access-date=April 6, 2023 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> The Falcons lost 20–6 to the [[Donovan McNabb]]-led [[2002 Philadelphia Eagles season|Philadelphia Eagles]] in the [[2002–03 NFL playoffs#NFC: Philadelphia Eagles 20, Atlanta Falcons 6|NFC Divisional Round]] the following week.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Divisional Round – Atlanta Falcons at Philadelphia Eagles – January 11th, 2003 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200301110phi.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406205126/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200301110phi.htm |archive-date=April 6, 2023 |access-date=April 6, 2023 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> Vick was named to his first [[Pro Bowl]] after the season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2002 NFL Pro Bowlers |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2002/probowl.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210213063917/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2002/probowl.htm |archive-date=February 13, 2021 |access-date=April 6, 2023 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>

====2003 season====
Vick suffered a fractured right [[fibula]] during a preseason game before the 2003 season against the [[2003 Baltimore Ravens season|Baltimore Ravens]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 24, 2003 |title=Scrutiny of Preseason After Injury to Vick |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/24/sports/football/scrutiny-of-preseason-after-injury-to-vick.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230410172500/https://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/24/sports/football/scrutiny-of-preseason-after-injury-to-vick.html |archive-date=April 10, 2023 |access-date=April 6, 2023 |website=The New York Times |language=en-US |agency=Associated Press}}</ref> He missed the first 11 games of the regular season, making his debut in week 13. Vick substituted for quarterback [[Doug Johnson (American football)|Doug Johnson]] during the third quarter in a game against the [[2003 Houston Texans season|Houston Texans]] on November 30, completing 8 of 11 passes for 60 yards and rushing for 16 yards on three carries.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Atlanta Falcons at Houston Texans – November 30th, 2003 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200311300htx.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221202013530/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200311300htx.htm |archive-date=December 2, 2022 |access-date=April 10, 2023 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> He started his first game of the season against the [[2003 Carolina Panthers season|Carolina Panthers]] on December 7 and amassed the third-highest rushing total by a quarterback in NFL history with 141 yards on 14 carries and one touchdown.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Henry |first=George |date=December 8, 2003 |title=Kick-Started: Vick Runs for 141 in OT Win |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/2003/12/08/kick-started-vick-runs-for-141-in-ot-win/9a71ba61-27e8-42a9-8228-73a9028271bb/ |access-date=April 10, 2023 |newspaper=Washington Post |language=en-US}}</ref> The Falcons won the game 20–14 in overtime.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Carolina Panthers at Atlanta Falcons – December 7th, 2003 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200312070atl.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221009062541/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200312070atl.htm |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |access-date=April 10, 2023 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> Vick ended the season with a 21–14 victory over the [[2003 Jacksonville Jaguars season|Jacksonville Jaguars]] on December 28 in which he completed 12 of 22 passes for 180 yards, two touchdowns, and an interception.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jacksonville Jaguars at Atlanta Falcons – December 28th, 2003 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200312280atl.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230102041101/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200312280atl.htm |archive-date=January 2, 2023 |access-date=April 10, 2023 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>

====2004 season====
Vick returned to form in 2004, passing for 2,313 yards, 14 touchdowns, and 12 interceptions. He also added 902 rushing yards and three touchdowns as the Falcons finished with an 11–5 record.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Michael Vick 2004 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/V/VickMi00/gamelog/2004/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406014205/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/V/VickMi00/gamelog/2004/ |archive-date=April 6, 2023 |access-date=April 6, 2023 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=2004 Atlanta Falcons Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/atl/2004.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180925065509/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/atl/2004.htm |archive-date=September 25, 2018 |access-date=April 6, 2023 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> On October 31, 2004, in a game against the [[2004 Denver Broncos season|Denver Broncos]], he became the first quarterback to throw for more than 250 yards and rush for over 100 yards in the same game.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Herrmann |first=Jon |date=October 13, 2008 |title=A Look Back: A Delayed Glance at All That Was Lost |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/68537-a-look-back-a-delayed-glance-at-all-that-was-lost |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026190952/https://bleacherreport.com/articles/68537-a-look-back-a-delayed-glance-at-all-that-was-lost |archive-date=October 26, 2021 |access-date=April 10, 2023 |website=Bleacher Report |language=en}}</ref> Vick set an NFL postseason record for a quarterback with 119 rushing yards in the first round of the [[2004–05 NFL playoffs|2004 NFL playoffs]]; Atlanta beat the [[2004 St. Louis Rams season|St. Louis Rams]] 47–17 in the [[2004–05 NFL playoffs#NFC: Atlanta Falcons 47, St. Louis Rams 17|Divisional Round]], but lost the following week 27–10 to the [[2004 Philadelphia Eagles season|Philadelphia Eagles]] in the [[2004–05 NFL playoffs#NFC: Philadelphia Eagles 27, Atlanta Falcons 10|NFC Championship]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Divisional Round – St. Louis Rams at Atlanta Falcons – January 15th, 2005 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200501150atl.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230102041300/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200501150atl.htm |archive-date=January 2, 2023 |access-date=April 10, 2023 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=NFC Championship – Atlanta Falcons at Philadelphia Eagles – January 23rd, 2005 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200501230phi.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408062105/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200501230phi.htm |archive-date=April 8, 2023 |access-date=April 10, 2023 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> Vick, whose single-season rushing total was the third-highest for a quarterback in NFL history, was named to his second [[2005 Pro Bowl|Pro Bowl]] after leading Atlanta to their third division title at the end of the season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2004 NFL Pro Bowlers |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2004/probowl.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181009132137/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2004/probowl.htm |archive-date=October 9, 2018 |access-date=April 10, 2023 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> He signed a nine-year $130 million extension on December 23.<ref name="spotrac.com" /> Vick finished second in the [[National Football League Most Valuable Player Award|NFL MVP]] voting earning one first place vote, preventing [[Peyton Manning]] to be a unanimous choice.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 11, 2005 |title=Peyton takes place in history with his second straight MVP |url=https://www.deseret.com/2005/1/11/19871136/peyton-takes-place-in-history-with-his-second-straight-mvp |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220305205757/https://www.deseret.com/2005/1/11/19871136/peyton-takes-place-in-history-with-his-second-straight-mvp |archive-date=March 5, 2022 |access-date=March 5, 2022 |website=Deserert News |language=en |agency=Associated Press}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=2004 Awards Voting |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/awards/awards_2004.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326031043/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/awards/awards_2004.htm |archive-date=March 26, 2023 |access-date=April 10, 2023 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>

====2005 season====
Vick made his third Pro Bowl after the [[2005 Atlanta Falcons season|2005 season]], during which he passed for 2,412 yards and 16 touchdowns while rushing for 597 rushing yards and six touchdowns.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2005 NFL Pro Bowlers |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2005/probowl.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180925065513/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2005/probowl.htm |archive-date=September 25, 2018 |access-date=April 6, 2023 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Michael Vick 2005 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/V/VickMi00/gamelog/2005/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406014252/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/V/VickMi00/gamelog/2005/ |archive-date=April 6, 2023 |access-date=April 6, 2023 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Karimian |first=Arin |date=December 15, 2010 |title=Eagles' Michael Vick, Patriots' Tom Brady 1–2 in Pro Bowl voting |url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/thehuddle/post/2010/12/eagles-michael-vick-patriots-tom-brady-pro-bowl-voting/1#.UMEbX4NWyuI |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101218230515/http://content.usatoday.com/communities/thehuddle/post/2010/12/eagles-michael-vick-patriots-tom-brady-pro-bowl-voting/1#.UMEbX4NWyuI |archive-date=December 18, 2010 |access-date=December 6, 2012 |website=USA Today}}</ref> The Falcons, however, finished with an 8–8 record and missed the playoffs.<ref name="2005 Falcons stats">{{Cite web |title=2005 Atlanta Falcons Statistics & Players |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/atl/2005.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105225132/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/atl/2005.htm |archive-date=November 5, 2012 |access-date=December 26, 2012 |publisher=Pro Football Reference}}</ref>

====2006 season====
[[File:VICKpb crop.jpg|right|thumb|upright|Vick at the [[2006 Pro Bowl]]]]
In [[2006 Atlanta Falcons season|2006]], Vick became the first quarterback to ever rush for over 1,000 yards in a single season.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Simmons |first=Bill |date=November 4, 2012 |title=Breaking down the contrary views of Michael Vick |url=http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/8583255/the-polarizing-michael-vick |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105043049/http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/8583255/the-polarizing-michael-vick |archive-date=November 5, 2012 |access-date=December 4, 2012 |website=Grantland |publisher=ESPN}}</ref> He also set a record by rushing for 8.4 yards per carry.<ref name="USA Today best rushers">{{Cite web |date=December 18, 2012 |title=Best single-season rushing performances in NFL history |url=https://www.usatoday.com/picture-gallery/sports/nfl/2012/12/18/best-single-season-rushing-performances-in-nfl-history/1777895/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121219110508/http://www.usatoday.com/picture-gallery/sports/nfl/2012/12/18/best-single-season-rushing-performances-in-nfl-history/1777895/ |archive-date=December 19, 2012 |access-date=December 26, 2012 |website=USA Today}}</ref> Vick and teammate [[Warrick Dunn]] became the first quarterback-running back duo to each surpass 1,000 rushing yards in a single season.<ref name="Dunn/Vick 1,000 yards">{{Cite web |title=1,000-yard duo |url=http://www.profootballhof.com/history/release.aspx?release_id=2273 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022152927/http://www.profootballhof.com/history/release.aspx?release_id=2273 |archive-date=October 22, 2012 |access-date=December 26, 2012 |publisher=Pro Football Hall of Fame}}</ref> Despite Vick's record-setting season, the Falcons finished with a 7–9 record and again missed the playoffs.<ref name="2006 Falcons stats">{{Cite web |title=2006 Atlanta Falcons Statistics & Players |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/atl/2006.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121122081502/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/atl/2006.htm |archive-date=November 22, 2012 |access-date=December 26, 2012 |publisher=Pro Football Reference}}</ref>

===Suspension===
In August 2007, hours after Vick pleaded guilty to federal charges in the [[Bad Newz Kennels]] [[dog fighting]] investigation, the NFL suspended him indefinitely without pay for violating its [[National Football League player conduct controversy|player conduct policy]]. In a letter to Vick, [[Commissioner of the NFL|NFL commissioner]] [[Roger Goodell]] said the quarterback had admitted to conduct that was "not only illegal, but also cruel and reprehensible." While Vick was technically a first-time offender under the league's personal conduct policy, Goodell handed down a harsher suspension because Vick admitted he provided most of the money for the gambling side of the dog fighting operation. Goodell left open the possibility of reinstating Vick depending on how he cooperated with federal and state authorities.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NFL to Michael Vick c/o Joel Segal, President, Worldwide Entertainment |url=https://assets.espn.go.com/media/pdf/070824/michaelvickletter.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071031014448/http://assets.espn.go.com/media/pdf/070824/michaelvickletter.pdf |archive-date=October 31, 2007 |access-date=November 7, 2007 |website=ESPN}}</ref> Goodell had barred Vick from reporting to training camp while the league conducted its own investigation into the matter. At his July 26 arraignment, the terms of his bail barred him from leaving [[Virginia]] before the November trial–<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 7, 2007 |title=SCLC will not recognize Vick at Atlanta convention – NFL |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=2965298 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102202320/http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2965298 |archive-date=November 2, 2012 |access-date=November 2, 2008 |website=ESPN |agency=Associated Press}}</ref> effectively ending any realistic chance of Vick playing a down in 2007.

On August 27, Falcons owner [[Arthur Blank]] said at a press conference that the Falcons would seek to recover a portion of Vick's signing bonus. He said the team had no immediate plans to cut Vick, citing salary-cap issues.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 27, 2007 |title=Vick to be sentenced Dec. 10 after guilty plea |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=2992890 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071014105506/http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2992890 |archive-date=October 14, 2007 |access-date=November 7, 2007 |website=ESPN |agency=Associated Press}}</ref> It initially appeared that Goodell had cleared the way for the Falcons to release Vick, since he ruled that Vick's involvement in gambling activity breached his contract. On August 29, the Falcons sent a letter to Vick demanding that he reimburse them for $20 million of his $37 million bonus.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pasquarelli |first=Len |author-link=Len Pasquarelli |date=August 29, 2007 |title=Falcons asking for $20 million; experts say it could be only $3.5M |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=2996417 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071016104817/http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2996417 |archive-date=October 16, 2007 |access-date=November 7, 2007 |website=ESPN}}</ref> The case was sent to arbitration, and on October 10, an arbitrator ruled that Vick had to reimburse the Falcons for $19.97 million. The arbitrator agreed with the Falcons' contention that Vick knew he was engaging in illegal activity when he signed his new contract in 2004, and that he had used the bonus money to pay for the operation.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 9, 2007 |title=Arbitrator rules Falcons can recoup nearly $20 million in Vick bonus money |url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d8031ee14&template=without |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011232541/http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d8031ee14&template=without |archive-date=October 11, 2007 |access-date=November 7, 2007 |website=NFL.com}}</ref>

In February 2009, the Falcons revealed that they were considering trading Vick to another NFL team. Atlanta general manager [[Thomas Dimitroff]] said NFL rules allowed teams to trade the contractual rights to suspended players.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 13, 2009 |title=Falcons trying to trade Vick |url=https://www.dailypress.com/sports/dp-now-vick.0215-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141105184430/http://www.dailypress.com/sports/dp-now-vick.0215-story.html |archive-date=November 5, 2014 |access-date=June 12, 2009 |website=Daily Press}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Werder |first=Ed |date=February 14, 2009 |title=Atlanta Falcons preparing to trade Michael Vick's rights |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=3905354 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110140203/http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3905354 |archive-date=November 10, 2012 |access-date=October 14, 2012 |website=ESPN |agency=Associated Press}}</ref> The Falcons released Vick in early June, however, making him an unrestricted free agent.

===Philadelphia Eagles===
[[File:Vick 6.jpg|thumb|upright|Vick warming up with the Philadelphia Eagles in September 2009]]
After his release from prison, Vick was mentored by former Indianapolis Colts coach [[Tony Dungy]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 6, 2010 |title=Tony Dungy Analyzes Vick, NFL And Leadership |url=https://www.npr.org/2010/08/06/129000617/tony-dungy-analyzes-vick-nfl-and-leadership |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230410172502/https://www.npr.org/2010/08/06/129000617/tony-dungy-analyzes-vick-nfl-and-leadership |archive-date=April 10, 2023 |access-date=April 10, 2023 |website=NPR}}</ref> The prospect of his return to professional football was the subject of much conjecture as his suspension and incarceration continued. In 2007, ESPN's [[John Clayton (sportswriter)|John Clayton]] said few general managers were in a strong enough position to consider taking a chance on Vick, and even then most NFL owners would be concerned about a fan and media backlash. There was also no chance of Vick resurrecting his career in the [[Canadian Football League]], he said. Following a furor in 2007 over [[Ricky Williams]] playing there while serving a suspension, the CFL banned players currently suspended by the NFL. In any case, Clayton said it would be nearly impossible for a convicted felon to get a Canadian work visa. He did think, however, that Vick would be "unstoppable" if he decided to play in the [[Arena Football League]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Clayton |first=John |date=August 16, 2007 |title=Clayton: Vick's NFL future could be bleak |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/columns/story?columnist=clayton_john&id=2977162 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406013319/https://www.espn.com/nfl/columns/story?columnist=clayton_john&id=2977162 |archive-date=April 6, 2023 |access-date=April 6, 2023 |website=ESPN |language=en}}</ref>

====2009 season====
Vick signed a one-year contract with the [[Philadelphia Eagles]] on August 13, 2009.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Mortensen |first1=Chris |last2=Paolantonio |first2=Sal |last3=Pasquarelli |first3=Len |date=August 14, 2009 |title=Vick, Eagles agree to 2-year deal |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=4397938 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090907212340/http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4397938 |archive-date=September 7, 2009 |access-date=August 28, 2009 |website=ESPN |agency=Associated Press}}</ref> The contract was worth $1.6 million, with no money guaranteed. It contained a team option for the 2010 season worth $5 million. Vick was allowed to participate in all team practices and meetings as well as the Eagles' last two preseason games. He was eligible to play in the third week of the regular season. Starting quarterback [[Donovan McNabb]] told reporters he gave coach [[Andy Reid]] the idea to sign Vick.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ford |first=Bob |date=December 8, 2009 |title=Bob Ford: McNabb in search of redemption, too |url=http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/eagles/20091208_Bob_Ford__McNabb_in_search_of_redemption__too.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091214170330/http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/eagles/20091208_Bob_Ford__McNabb_in_search_of_redemption__too.html |archive-date=December 14, 2009 |access-date=September 26, 2010 |website=Philly.com}}</ref>

Vick was activated to the 53-man roster in mid-September and played sparingly for the rest of the season as McNabb's backup.<ref name="2009gl">{{Cite web |title=Michael Vick 2009 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/V/VickMi00/gamelog/2009/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221005051923/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/V/VickMi00/gamelog/2009/ |archive-date=October 5, 2022 |access-date=April 10, 2023 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> In week 13 against the [[2009 Atlanta Falcons season|Atlanta Falcons]], Vick both threw and ran for a touchdown, his first scores since December 2006.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Philadelphia Eagles at Atlanta Falcons – December 6th, 2009 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200912060atl.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191228184735/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200912060atl.htm |archive-date=December 28, 2019 |access-date=April 10, 2023 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> Vick was voted by teammates as the winner of the [[Ed Block Courage Award]] in December.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Quaintance |first=Bob |date=December 23, 2009 |title=Michael Vick Receives the Ed Block Courage Award for 2009 |url=https://www.bleedinggreennation.com/2009/12/23/1217184/michael-vick-receives-the-ed-block |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220525043958/https://www.bleedinggreennation.com/2009/12/23/1217184/michael-vick-receives-the-ed-block |archive-date=May 25, 2022 |access-date=April 10, 2023 |website=Bleeding Green Nation |language=en}}</ref> The award honors players who "exemplify commitment to the principles of sportsmanship and courage". "It means a great deal to me," Vick said at the time. "I was voted unanimously by my teammates. They know what I've been through. I've been through a lot. It's been great to come back and have an opportunity to play and be with a great group of guys. I'm just ecstatic about that and I enjoy every day."<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 23, 2009 |title=Vick named Eagles' recipient of courage award |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=4767825 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406232856/https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=4767825 |archive-date=April 6, 2023 |access-date=April 10, 2023 |website=ESPN |language=en |agency=Associated Press}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=December 23, 2009 |title=Vick wins Eagles' courage award |url=http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/Michael-Vick-Eagles-courage-award-122309 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091225133402/http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/Michael-Vick-Eagles-courage-award-122309 |archive-date=December 25, 2009 |access-date=December 23, 2009 |website=FOX Sports |agency=Associated Press}}</ref> The Eagles finished the season with an 11–5 record, making the [[2009 NFL playoffs|playoffs]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=2009 Philadelphia Eagles Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/phi/2009.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221005153411/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/phi/2009.htm |archive-date=October 5, 2022 |access-date=April 10, 2023 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=2009 NFL Standings & Team Stats |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2009/index.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190321050728/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2009/index.htm |archive-date=March 21, 2019 |access-date=April 10, 2023 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> In the team's NFC [[2009–10 NFL playoffs#NFC: Dallas Cowboys 34, Philadelphia Eagles 14|Wild Card Round]] game against the [[2009 Dallas Cowboys season|Dallas Cowboys]] on January 9, 2010, Vick threw the longest touchdown pass of his career to rookie [[Jeremy Maclin]] for a 76-yard touchdown.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Michael Vick Career Passing Touchdown Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/V/VickMi00.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181008061219/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/V/VickMi00.htm |archive-date=October 8, 2018 |access-date=April 10, 2023 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> The Eagles lost the game 34–14.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wild Card – Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys – January 9th, 2010 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201001090dal.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109203813/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201001090dal.htm |archive-date=January 9, 2021 |access-date=April 10, 2023 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>

====2010 season====
Reid named Donovan McNabb the Eagles' starter for the 2010 season, but McNabb was traded to the [[Washington Redskins]] and [[Kevin Kolb]] was named the starter.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Paumgarten |first=Nick |date=April 9, 2010 |title=Andy Reid: The Ken Lewis of the N.F.C. East? |url=https://www.newyorker.com/sports/sporting-scene/andy-reid-the-ken-lewis-of-the-n-f-c-east |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508060119/https://www.newyorker.com/sports/sporting-scene/andy-reid-the-ken-lewis-of-the-n-f-c-east |archive-date=May 8, 2021 |access-date=April 10, 2023 |magazine=The New Yorker |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=September 12, 2010 |title=Andy Reid: Kolb will remain my starter |url=https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/09/12/andy-reid-kolb-will-remain-my-starter/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306003251/http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/09/12/andy-reid-kolb-will-remain-my-starter/ |archive-date=March 6, 2016 |access-date=April 10, 2023 |website=ProFootballTalk |language=en-US}}</ref> While relegated to a second-string role, Vick said he knew he could still play at a high level. Asked if he wanted the Eagles to pick up the second year of his contract, he said, "I hope so...I feel like I'm probably better than I ever was in my career, as far as the mental aspect of the game."<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 11, 2010 |title=Reid: McNabb will return in 2010 as Eagles QB |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=4816179 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406233119/https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=4816179 |archive-date=April 6, 2023 |access-date=April 10, 2023 |website=ESPN |language=en |agency=Associated Press}}</ref> The Eagles exercised his option for 2010 in March and Vick received a $1.5 million roster bonus.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 9, 2010 |title=Eagles pick up Vick's option for 2010 |url=http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/mar/09/eagles-pick-up-vicks-option-for-2010/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230410172503/https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/ |archive-date=April 10, 2023 |access-date=March 9, 2010 |website=Sign On San Diego |agency=Associated Press}}</ref>

Reid named Vick the Eagles' starting quarterback on September 21 after Kolb suffered a concussion, and Vick performed well in his stead.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Leahy |first=Sean |date=September 21, 2010 |title=Eagles name Michael Vick starting QB, bench Kevin Kolb |url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/thehuddle/post/2010/09/eagles-name-michael-vick-starting-qb-bench-kevin-kolb/1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100924151937/http://content.usatoday.com/communities/thehuddle/post/2010/09/eagles-name-michael-vick-starting-qb-bench-kevin-kolb/1 |archive-date=September 24, 2010 |access-date=September 26, 2010 |website=USA Today}}</ref> In his second game as an Eagles starter versus the [[2010 Jacksonville Jaguars season|Jacksonville Jaguars]], Vick led the Eagles to a 28–3 win, throwing for 291 yards and three touchdowns and rushing for another touchdown.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 26, 2010 |title=Philadelphia Eagles at Jacksonville Jaguars – September 26th, 2010 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201009260jax.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170512232848/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201009260jax.htm |archive-date=May 12, 2017 |access-date=April 10, 2023 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> He was named the NFC Offensive Player of the Month for September.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Goldman |first=Josh |date=September 29, 2010 |title=Vick, Allen Honored For September Play |url=http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/Story.asp?story_id=22037 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101002074216/http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/Story.asp?story_id=22037 |archive-date=October 2, 2010 |access-date=September 29, 2010 |website=PhiladelphiaEagles.com}}</ref> Vick suffered a rib cartilage injury in a week 4 game against [[2010 Washington Redskins season|Washington]],<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Maaddi |first1=Rob |last2=Writer |first2=AP Pro Football |date=October 4, 2010 |title=Eagles QB Vick has rib cartilage injury |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-eagles-qb-vick-has-rib-cartilage-injury-2010oct04-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230410172503/https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-eagles-qb-vick-has-rib-cartilage-injury-2010oct04-story.html |archive-date=April 10, 2023 |access-date=April 10, 2023 |website=San Diego Union-Tribune |language=en-US}}</ref> and was replaced by Kolb. Vick had passed for 49&nbsp;yards with three carries for 17&nbsp;yards in the game prior to the injury.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 3, 2010 |title=Michael Vick to have MRI on chest, ribs |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=5645088 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224121655/http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=5645088 |archive-date=December 24, 2013 |access-date=October 3, 2010 |website=[[ESPN.com]] |agency=Associated Press}}</ref>

In a Week 10 ''[[Monday Night Football]]'' matchup against the Washington Redskins on November 14, Vick passed for 333 yards and four touchdowns, while rushing for 80 yards and another two touchdowns. Vick threw an 88-yard touchdown pass to [[DeSean Jackson]] on the first play from scrimmage in the game, and went on to help lead the Eagles to a 59–28 victory.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mosley |first=Matt |date=November 16, 2010 |title=Michael Vick crashes McNabb's party |url=https://www.espn.com/blog/nfceast/post/_/id/21640/michael-vick-crashes-mcnabbs-party |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101116191819/http://espn.go.com/blog/nfceast/post/_/id/21640/michael-vick-crashes-mcnabbs-party |archive-date=November 16, 2010 |access-date=November 16, 2010 |website=[[ESPN.com]]}}</ref> Vick was named the NFC Offensive Player of the Week following his performance, and the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] asked for his game jersey to display after he became the first player to pass for three touchdowns and rush for two touchdowns in the first half of a game.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2010 NFL Week 10 Leaders & Scores |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2010/week_10.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209185456/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2010/week_10.htm |archive-date=December 9, 2022 |access-date=April 10, 2023 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Leahy |first=Sean |date=November 16, 2010 |title=NFL names Michael Vick NFC Offensive Player of the Week for second straight week |url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/thehuddle/post/2010/11/nfl-names-michael-vick-nfc-offensive-player-of-the-week-for-second-straight-week/1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101117140319/http://content.usatoday.com/communities/thehuddle/post/2010/11/nfl-names-michael-vick-nfc-offensive-player-of-the-week-for-second-straight-week/1 |archive-date=November 17, 2010 |access-date=November 16, 2010 |website=[[USA Today]]}}</ref> [[Miracle at the New Meadowlands|In a game]] later in the season against the [[2010 New York Giants season|New York Giants]], Vick led a fourth-quarter rally to erase a 21-point deficit. He accounted for three touchdowns to tie the game with under two minutes left.<ref name="NYtimesBranch">{{Cite web |last=Branch |first=John |date=December 19, 2010 |title=Eagles Stun Giants on Game's Final Play |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/20/sports/football/20giants.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171009093430/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/20/sports/football/20giants.html |archive-date=October 9, 2017 |access-date=April 10, 2023 |website=The New York Times |language=en-US}}</ref> DeSean Jackson returned the Giants' last punt of the game for a touchdown to win the game for the Eagles as time expired.<ref name="NYtimesBranch" /> Vick earned NFC Offensive Player of the Week for his game against the Giants.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2010 NFL Week 15 Leaders & Scores |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2010/week_15.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190322045408/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2010/week_15.htm |archive-date=March 22, 2019 |access-date=April 10, 2023 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> Vick finished the season with 3,018 passing yards, 21 touchdowns, and six interceptions with a passer rating of 100.2. He had 100 carries for 676 yards and nine touchdowns.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Michael Vick 2010 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/V/VickMi00/gamelog/2010/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221007063835/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/V/VickMi00/gamelog/2010/ |archive-date=October 7, 2022 |access-date=April 10, 2023 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> Philadelphia finished with a 10–6 record in 2010 and made the playoffs, but lost to the eventual [[Super Bowl XLV]] champion [[2010 Green Bay Packers season|Green Bay Packers]] 21–16 in the [[2010–11 NFL playoffs#NFC: Green Bay Packers 21, Philadelphia Eagles 16|Wild Card Round]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=2010 NFL Standings & Team Stats |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2010/index.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190602002517/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2010/index.htm |archive-date=June 2, 2019 |access-date=April 10, 2023 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Wild Card – Green Bay Packers at Philadelphia Eagles – January 9th, 2011 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201101090phi.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115020614/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201101090phi.htm |archive-date=November 15, 2017 |access-date=April 10, 2023 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>

Vick made his fourth Pro Bowl after the season and was named the Eagles' starting quarterback.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stamm |first=Dan |date=December 28, 2010 |title=Vick to Start Pro Bowl |url=http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/blogs/birds-nest/Vick-Pro-Bowl-Samuel-Jackson-Akers-Eagles-112575914.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714161408/http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/blogs/birds-nest/Vick-Pro-Bowl-Samuel-Jackson-Akers-Eagles-112575914.html |archive-date=July 14, 2011 |access-date=March 2, 2011 |website=NBC – Philadelphia}}</ref> The ''[[Associated Press]]'' and ''[[Sporting News]]'' named him the [[National Football League Comeback Player of the Year Award|NFL Comeback Player of the Year]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 5, 2011 |title=Michael Vick wins Comeback POY |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=6093512 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110209060731/http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=6093512 |archive-date=February 9, 2011 |access-date=March 2, 2011 |website=[[ESPN.com]] |agency=Associated Press}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Leahy |first=Sean |date=January 12, 2011 |title=Michael Vick wins Sporting News Comeback Player of Year award |url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/thehuddle/post/2011/01/michael-vick-wins-sporting-news-comeback-player-of-year-award/1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110116175856/http://content.usatoday.com/communities/thehuddle/post/2011/01/michael-vick-wins-sporting-news-comeback-player-of-year-award/1 |archive-date=January 16, 2011 |access-date=March 2, 2011 |website=[[USA Today]]}}</ref> He also won the [[Bert Bell Award]] on March 4, 2011.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 4, 2011 |title=Maxwell Awards presented tonight at Harrah's in Atlantic City |url=http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/eagles/maxwell-awards-presented-tonight-at-harrah-s-in-atlantic-city/article_048c0996-4675-11e0-9285-001cc4c03286.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304055817/http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/eagles/maxwell-awards-presented-tonight-at-harrah-s-in-atlantic-city/article_048c0996-4675-11e0-9285-001cc4c03286.html |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |access-date=March 4, 2011 |website=Press of Atlantic City}}</ref> Vick finished second in the [[National Football League Offensive Player of the Year Award|NFL Offensive Player of the Year]] with 11 first place votes and [[National Football League Most Valuable Player Award|NFL MVP]] both awarded to [[Tom Brady]] who won MVP unanimously.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 2, 2011 |title=Patriots' Brady wins offensive POY in landslide |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=6081212 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220305205758/https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=6081212 |archive-date=March 5, 2022 |access-date=March 5, 2022 |website=ESPN |language=en}}</ref> In early 2011, the Eagles placed their [[franchise tag]] on Vick.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 15, 2011 |title=Eagles Put Franchise Tag on Michael Vick |url=http://nfl.fanhouse.com/2011/02/15/michael-vick-gets-franchise-tag-from-eagles/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110217023036/http://nfl.fanhouse.com/2011/02/15/michael-vick-gets-franchise-tag-from-eagles/ |archive-date=February 17, 2011 |access-date=February 15, 2011 |publisher=fanhouse.com}}</ref> He signed the one-year tender on March 2.<ref name="Franchise">{{Cite web |date=March 2, 2011 |title=Michael Vick signs franchise tender |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=6173662 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110304195238/http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=6173662 |archive-date=March 4, 2011 |access-date=March 2, 2011 |website=[[ESPN.com]] |agency=Associated Press}}</ref> On August 29, however, Vick and the Eagles announced they had agreed on a 6-year, $100 million contract with almost $40 million in guaranteed money.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vick, Eagles strike six-year, $100M deal, with $36M guaranteed |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/vick-eagles-strike-six-year-100m-deal-with-36m-guaranteed-09000d5d821d1dff |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107051253/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d821d1dff/article/vick-eagles-strike-sixyear-100m-deal-nearly-40m-guaranteed?module=HP11_breaking_news |archive-date=November 7, 2012 |access-date=October 14, 2012 |website=NFL.com}}</ref> Vick was ranked 20th by his fellow players on the [[NFL Top 100 Players of 2011]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=2011 NFL Top 100 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/awards/2011-nfl-top-100.htm |access-date=2024-07-24 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>
[[File:LeSean Mccoy.jpg|thumb|right|Vick in a game against the [[Washington Redskins]] on October 16, 2011]]

====2011 season====
In Week 4, against the [[2011 San Francisco 49ers season|San Francisco 49ers]], Vick had 416 passing yards, two passing touchdowns, and one interception to go along with eight carries for 75 rushing yards.<ref>{{Cite web |title=San Francisco 49ers at Philadelphia Eagles – October 2nd, 2011 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201110020phi.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171108204447/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201110020phi.htm |archive-date=November 8, 2017 |access-date=April 10, 2023 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> The final game of the season was a 34–10 victory on January 1, 2012, at home against [[2011 Washington Redskins season|Washington]]. Vick completed 24 of 39 passes for 335 yards and three touchdowns.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 1, 2012 |title=Washington Redskins at Philadelphia Eagles – January 1st, 2012 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201201010phi.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171226021152/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201201010phi.htm |archive-date=December 26, 2017 |access-date=April 10, 2023 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> In the 2011 season, Vick appeared in and started 13 games. He finished with 3,303 passing yards, 18 passing touchdowns, and 14 interceptions to go along with 76 carries for 589 rushing yards and one rushing touchdown.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Michael Vick 2011 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/V/VickMi00/gamelog/2011/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003212502/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/V/VickMi00/gamelog/2011/ |archive-date=October 3, 2022 |access-date=April 10, 2023 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> Led by Vick, Philadelphia finished the 2011 season with an 8–8 record. The team began with a 4–8 record before winning four games in a row to finish the season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2011 NFL Standings & Team Stats |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2011/index.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190321152713/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2011/index.htm |archive-date=March 21, 2019 |access-date=April 10, 2023 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>

====2012 season====
Vick came into week one of the [[2012 Philadelphia Eagles season|2012 season]] as the starter, despite a solid showing from rookie [[Nick Foles]] in the preseason.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rosenthal |first=Gregg |title=Andy Reid: Nick foles is Eagles' backup QB 'right now' |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/andy-reid-nick-foles-is-eagles-backup-qb-right-now-0ap1000000055587 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130113061715/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000055587/article/andy-reid-nick-foles-is-eagles-backup-qb-right-now |archive-date=January 13, 2013 |access-date=December 21, 2012 |website=NFL.com |publisher=NFL Enterprises}}</ref> Vick led the Eagles to a 17–16 victory in week one against the [[2012 Cleveland Browns season|Cleveland Browns]] despite throwing four interceptions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Philadelphia Eagles at Cleveland Browns – September 9th, 2012 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201209090cle.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221028210841/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201209090cle.htm |archive-date=October 28, 2022 |access-date=April 10, 2023 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> The Eagles won the following game against the [[2012 Baltimore Ravens season|Baltimore Ravens]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Baltimore Ravens at Philadelphia Eagles – September 16th, 2012 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201209160phi.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221205194848/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201209160phi.htm |archive-date=December 5, 2022 |access-date=April 10, 2023 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> but lost 27–6 in the third week of the season to the [[2012 Arizona Cardinals season|Arizona Cardinals]].<ref name="Cardinals-Eagles 2012">{{Cite web |last1=McLane |first1=Jeff |last2=Berman |first2=Zach |date=September 23, 2012 |title=Eagles-Cardinals observations |url=http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/inq-eagles/Eagles-Cardinals-observations.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121116221821/http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/inq-eagles/Eagles-Cardinals-observations.html |archive-date=November 16, 2012 |access-date=December 21, 2012 |website=The Philadelphia Inquirer}}</ref> Facing former teammate [[Kevin Kolb]], Vick completed only 17 of 37 passes with no touchdowns and two lost fumbles.<ref name="Cardinals-Eagles 2012" /> The Eagles went on to beat the [[2012 New York Giants season|New York Giants]], but then lost three straight games.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Michael Vick 2012 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/V/VickMi00/gamelog/2012/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221005071658/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/V/VickMi00/gamelog/2012/ |archive-date=October 5, 2022 |access-date=April 10, 2023 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> After the third loss against the [[2012 Atlanta Falcons season|Atlanta Falcons]] on October 28, calls for coach Andy Reid to replace Vick with Foles intensified.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Verderame |first=Matt |date=October 29, 2012 |title=Eagles soundly beaten by Atlanta |url=https://philly.sbnation.com/philadelphia-eagles/2012/10/29/3570620/eagles-falcons-2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221128182559/https://philly.sbnation.com/philadelphia-eagles/2012/10/29/3570620/eagles-falcons-2012 |archive-date=November 28, 2022 |access-date=April 10, 2023 |website=SB Nation Philly |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Grotz |first=Bob |date=November 13, 2012 |title=With pressure on, Eagles' Andy Reid putting his faith in Nick Foles |url=https://www.delcotimes.com/2012/11/13/with-pressure-on-eagles-andy-reid-putting-his-faith-in-nick-foles/ |access-date=March 14, 2025 |website=Delco Times |language=en-US }}</ref> Reid refused to make the move.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Billick |first=Brian |date=October 31, 2012 |title=Andy Reid right to keep Michael Vick as Eagles' starter |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/andy-reid-right-to-keep-michael-vick-as-eagles-starter-0ap1000000088179 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104024227/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000088179/printable/andy-reid-right-to-keep-michael-vick-as-eagles-starter |archive-date=November 4, 2012 |access-date=December 21, 2012 |website=NFL.com |publisher=NFL Enterprises}}</ref>
[[File:Vick 2010.jpg|thumb|Vick during a 2010 game vs. the Indianapolis Colts]]
The Eagles lost another game against the [[2012 New Orleans Saints season|New Orleans Saints]], and Vick remained the starting quarterback for a week 10 game against the [[2012 Dallas Cowboys season|Dallas Cowboys]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Philadelphia Eagles at New Orleans Saints – November 5th, 2012 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201211050nor.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221010005917/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201211050nor.htm |archive-date=October 10, 2022 |access-date=April 10, 2023 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles – November 11th, 2012 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201211110phi.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005203738/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201211110phi.htm |archive-date=October 5, 2020 |access-date=April 10, 2023 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> Vick was injured in that game, which the Eagles lost, and was replaced by Foles.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gelston |first=Dan |date=November 11, 2012 |title=Cowboys beat Eagles 38–23: Michael Vick injured, Tony Romo throws 2 touchdown passes |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/11/cowboys-eagles-38-23-michael-vick-tony-romo_n_2115123.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121115032421/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/11/cowboys-eagles-38-23-michael-vick-tony-romo_n_2115123.html |archive-date=November 15, 2012 |access-date=December 21, 2012 |website=The Huffington Post}}</ref> On December 3, after Vick had already been sidelined for three weeks, Reid officially named Foles the starter for the remainder of the season.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Maadi |first=Rob |date=December 3, 2012 |title=Nick Foles named starter for rest of season by Eagles coach Andy Reid |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/03/nick-foles-starter-eagles-andy-reid-rest-of-season_n_2232556.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121208050454/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/03/nick-foles-starter-eagles-andy-reid-rest-of-season_n_2232556.html |archive-date=December 8, 2012 |access-date=December 21, 2012 |website=The Huffington Post}}</ref> After a Foles injury in week 16, Vick was named the starter for the season finale against the Giants in New York. Vick went 19 of 35 for 197 yards, a touchdown, and an interception, and also ran five times for 25 yards. The Eagles, however, lost the game 42–7, to end the season with a 1–5 division record and 4–12 overall record.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Philadelphia Eagles at New York Giants – December 30th, 2012 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201212300nyg.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180104132437/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201212300nyg.htm |archive-date=January 4, 2018 |access-date=April 6, 2023 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=2012 Philadelphia Eagles Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/phi/2012.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230317021227/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/phi/2012.htm |archive-date=March 17, 2023 |access-date=April 6, 2023 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>

====2013 season====
On February 11, 2013, the Eagles and Vick agreed on a one-year restructured contract worth up to $10 million.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rosenthal |first=Gregg |date=February 11, 2013 |title=Michael Vick, Philadelphia Eagles restructure contract |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/michael-vick-philadelphia-eagles-restructure-contract-0ap1000000137998 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130213071633/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000137998/article/michael-vick-philadelphia-eagles-restructure-contract |archive-date=February 13, 2013 |access-date=February 11, 2013 |website=NFL.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Garafolo |first=Mike |date=February 11, 2013 |title=Eagles restructure Michael Vick's contract |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/eagles/2013/02/11/michael-vick-one-year-contract/1909695/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130212085905/http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/eagles/2013/02/11/michael-vick-one-year-contract/1909695/ |archive-date=February 12, 2013 |access-date=February 11, 2013 |website=USA Today}}</ref> New head coach [[Chip Kelly]] announced that Vick, Foles, and rookie [[Matt Barkley]] would compete for the starting job. After a stellar preseason, Vick was able to reclaim his starting job from Foles, who was named Vick's backup.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Frank |first=Martin |date=August 20, 2013 |title=Michael Vick named starting quarterback for Eagles |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/eagles/2013/08/20/michael-vick-starting-quarterback-eagles-nick-foles/2676579/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406013148/https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/eagles/2013/08/20/michael-vick-starting-quarterback-eagles-nick-foles/2676579/ |archive-date=April 6, 2023 |access-date=April 6, 2023 |website=USA Today |language=en-US}}</ref>

Vick started out well, winning his first game against [[2013 Washington Redskins season|Washington]] and throwing his first career 400-yard game in a close loss to the [[2013 San Diego Chargers season|San Diego Chargers]], with four passing touchdowns, two rushing touchdowns, and no interceptions in the two-game stretch.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Redskins – September 9th, 2013 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201309090was.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221017031828/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201309090was.htm |archive-date=October 17, 2022 |access-date=April 6, 2023 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=San Diego Chargers at Philadelphia Eagles – September 15th, 2013 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201309150phi.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406045640/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201309150phi.htm |archive-date=April 6, 2023 |access-date=April 6, 2023 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> After that, Vick suffered losses against the [[2013 Kansas City Chiefs season|Kansas City Chiefs]] and [[2013 Denver Broncos season|Denver Broncos]], where he threw for one touchdown and three interceptions in that stretch (all three were thrown against Kansas City).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kansas City Chiefs at Philadelphia Eagles – September 19th, 2013 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201309190phi.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221114034613/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201309190phi.htm |archive-date=November 14, 2022 |access-date=April 10, 2023 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Philadelphia Eagles at Denver Broncos – September 29th, 2013 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201309290den.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191216222539/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201309290den.htm |archive-date=December 16, 2019 |access-date=April 10, 2023 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> In a game against the [[2013 New York Giants season|New York Giants]], Vick was 6 of 14 for 105 yards, when he suffered a hamstring injury.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Philadelphia Eagles at New York Giants – October 6th, 2013 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201310060nyg.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180123190503/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201310060nyg.htm |archive-date=January 23, 2018 |access-date=April 10, 2023 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sessler |first=Marc |date=October 6, 2013 |title=Michael Vick exits Eagles' win with hamstring injury |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/michael-vick-exits-eagles-win-with-hamstring-injury-0ap2000000257010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220521062109/https://www.nfl.com/news/michael-vick-exits-eagles-win-with-hamstring-injury-0ap2000000257010 |archive-date=May 21, 2022 |access-date=April 10, 2023 |website=NFL.com |language=en-US}}</ref> Nick Foles played stellar in his place, going 8–2 as starter, while throwing 27 touchdowns and only two interceptions with a 119.0 passer rating.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nick Foles 2013 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/F/FoleNi00/gamelog/2013/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221008050018/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/F/FoleNi00/gamelog/2013/ |archive-date=October 8, 2022 |access-date=April 10, 2023 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> Vick saw his only playing time in a 15–7 loss to the Giants, where he was 6 of 9 for 30 yards and an interception, but he again suffered an injury, this time to his quadriceps, and was replaced by rookie Matt Barkley, who played even worse.<ref>{{Cite web |title=New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles – October 27th, 2013 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201310270phi.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221020191607/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201310270phi.htm |archive-date=October 20, 2022 |access-date=April 10, 2023 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mihoces |first=Gary |date=October 27, 2013 |title=Vick-less Eagles offense struggles in loss to Giants |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2013/10/27/eagles-qb-vick-leaves-game-against-giants/3281455/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220705132730/https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2013/10/27/eagles-qb-vick-leaves-game-against-giants/3281455/ |archive-date=July 5, 2022 |access-date=April 10, 2023 |website=USA Today |language=en-US}}</ref> Foles returned the following week, and Vick spent the rest of the season as the backup, making only one more appearance in a blowout win over the [[2013 Chicago Bears season|Chicago Bears]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chicago Bears at Philadelphia Eagles – December 22nd, 2013 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201312220phi.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180123190523/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201312220phi.htm |archive-date=January 23, 2018 |access-date=April 10, 2023 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>

===New York Jets===
Vick signed a one-year $5 million contract with the [[New York Jets]] on March 21, 2014, the same day the Jets released [[Mark Sanchez]].<ref name="NYJets">{{Cite web |last=Cimini |first=Rich |date=March 21, 2014 |title=Michael Vick to Jets for 1 year, $5M |url=https://www.espn.com/new-york/nfl/story/_/id/10648890/new-york-jets-reach-deal-michael-vick |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140322043105/http://espn.go.com/new-york/nfl/story/_/id/10648890/new-york-jets-reach-deal-michael-vick?ex_cid=espnapi_affiliate_DuckDuckGo |archive-date=March 22, 2014 |access-date=March 21, 2014 |website=ESPN}}</ref> The Eagles signed Sanchez one week later.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mehta |first=Manish |date=March 28, 2014 |title=Eagles sign Mark Sanchez to one-year deal |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/fly-eagle-sanchez-introduced-philly-new-backup-qb-article-1.1738100 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140916060540/http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/fly-eagle-sanchez-introduced-philly-new-backup-qb-article-1.1738100 |archive-date=September 16, 2014 |access-date=September 15, 2014 |website=New York Daily News}}</ref>

Vick chose to wear #8 as a tribute to [[Steve Young]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 28, 2014 |title=Mike Vick PICKS #8 Tribute to Steve Young |url=http://www.tmz.com/2014/04/28/mike-vick-picks-8-tribute-to-steve-young/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141113110906/http://www.tmz.com/2014/04/28/mike-vick-picks-8-tribute-to-steve-young/ |archive-date=November 13, 2014 |access-date=November 10, 2014 |website=TMZ}}</ref> although several days later he decided to change it to No. 1, as #7 was already taken by [[Geno Smith]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 3, 2014 |title=Michael Vick to wear No. 1 with New York Jets |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/michael-vick-to-wear-no-1-with-new-york-jets-0ap2000000346437 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405155250/https://www.nfl.com/news/michael-vick-to-wear-no-1-with-new-york-jets-0ap2000000346437 |archive-date=April 5, 2023 |access-date=April 5, 2023 |website=NFL.com |language=en-US}}</ref> Vick became the first quarterback in franchise history to wear the number. During Week 5 against the [[2014 San Diego Chargers season|San Diego Chargers]], Vick came in relief of a struggling Geno Smith following halftime and finished the game with 47 passing yards as the Jets were shut out by the Chargers, 31–0.<ref>{{Cite web |title=New York Jets at San Diego Chargers – October 5th, 2014 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201410050sdg.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405012812/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201410050sdg.htm |archive-date=April 5, 2023 |access-date=April 5, 2023 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]]}}</ref> After seven consecutive losses, [[Rex Ryan]] named Vick the starter over Smith for the Week 9 game against the [[2014 Kansas City Chiefs season|Kansas City Chiefs]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hanzus |first=Dan |date=October 27, 2014 |title=Michael Vick to start for New York Jets at Chiefs |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/michael-vick-to-start-for-new-york-jets-at-chiefs-0ap3000000418835 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141111135100/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000418835/article/michael-vick-to-start-for-new-york-jets-at-chiefs |archive-date=November 11, 2014 |access-date=November 10, 2014 |website=NFL.com}}</ref> Vick became the first quarterback to reach 6,000 rushing yards during Week 10 in a 20–13 win over the [[2014 Pittsburgh Steelers season|Pittsburgh Steelers]], which was one of three games that Vick started for the season.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McManus |first=Jane |date=November 9, 2014 |title=Vick first QB to 6,000 yards rushing |url=https://www.espn.com/new-york/nfl/story/_/id/11847829/michael-vick-new-york-jets-first-qb-reach-6000-yards-rushing |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141110040658/http://espn.go.com/new-york/nfl/story/_/id/11847829/michael-vick-new-york-jets-first-qb-reach-6000-yards-rushing |archive-date=November 10, 2014 |access-date=November 10, 2014 |website=ESPN}}</ref>

===Pittsburgh Steelers===
On August 25, 2015, Vick signed a one-year contract with the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] worth $970,000.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jones |first=Lindsey |date=August 25, 2015 |title=Michael Vick signs one-year contract with Steelers |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/steelers/2015/08/25/michael-vick-pittsburgh-steelers-new-york-jets-philadelphia-eagles/32324777/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150827002046/http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/steelers/2015/08/25/michael-vick-pittsburgh-steelers-new-york-jets-philadelphia-eagles/32324777/ |archive-date=August 27, 2015 |access-date=August 26, 2015 |website=[[USA Today]]}}</ref><ref name="spotrac.com" />

His signing by the Steelers caused a social media backlash by many [[Steeler Nation|fans]], with some saying that they would never support the team again. Those who supported or were indifferent about the signing called such fans [[Fan loyalty|fair weather fans]], and also cited that the Steelers have several players with questionable pasts, most notably [[Ben Roethlisberger]] and [[James Harrison (American football)|James Harrison]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fowler |first=Jeremy |date=August 26, 2015 |title=Not happy: Steelers fans protest Vick signing |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/13519067/protesters-speak-pittsburgh-steelers-signing-michael-vick |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210725165204/https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/13519067/protesters-speak-pittsburgh-steelers-signing-michael-vick |archive-date=July 25, 2021 |access-date=July 25, 2021 |website=ESPN |language=en}}</ref> The [[Animal Rescue League of Western Pennsylvania]] made a subtle jab at the team on [[Twitter]] by saying that they were now more proud to support the [[Pittsburgh Penguins]] and subsequently moved an upcoming fundraiser event from [[Heinz Field]] to [[Consol Energy Center]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Czebiniak |first=Madasyn |date=August 27, 2015 |title=Animal Rescue League moves fundraiser from Heinz Field in response to Vick signing |url=http://www.post-gazette.com/local/city/2015/08/27/Animal-Rescue-League-moves-fundraiser-from-Heinz-Field-in-response-to-Vick-signing/stories/201508270232 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210922215046/https://www.post-gazette.com/local/city/2015/08/27/Animal-Rescue-League-moves-fundraiser-from-Heinz-Field-in-response-to-Vick-signing/stories/201508270232 |archive-date=September 22, 2021 |access-date=July 26, 2021 |website=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette}}</ref> Steelers president [[Art Rooney II]] defended the Vick signing on [[KDKA-TV]], saying that they felt that Vick had proven himself since being released from prison.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pompeani |first=Bob |date=August 27, 2015 |title=Steelers' Art Rooney II Weighs In On Signing Michael Vick |url=http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2015/08/27/steelers-michael-vick-decision/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150828184939/http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2015/08/27/steelers-michael-vick-decision/ |archive-date=August 28, 2015 |access-date=April 5, 2023 |website=CBS – Pittsburgh}}</ref> The Steelers had considered signing Vick in 2009—both Vick and Steelers head coach [[Mike Tomlin]] are from the [[Hampton Roads|same part of Virginia]] and know each other well personally—but decided against it due to potential backlash since Vick at the time hadn't proven himself following his release from prison.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bouchette |first=Ed |date=August 25, 2015 |title=Michael Vick signs with Steelers |url=http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/steelers/2015/08/25/Free-agent-quarterback-Michael-Vick-visits-Pittsburgh-Steelers/stories/201508250143 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150827193458/http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/steelers/2015/08/25/Free-agent-quarterback-Michael-Vick-visits-Pittsburgh-Steelers/stories/201508250143 |archive-date=August 27, 2015 |access-date=April 5, 2023 |website=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette}}</ref>

In Week 3, Vick was brought into action against the [[2015 St. Louis Rams season|St. Louis Rams]] after Roethlisberger sustained a knee injury that sidelined him for 4–6 weeks.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hoffman |first=Benjamin |date=September 27, 2015 |title=Steelers' Ben Roethlisberger Likely to Miss 4 to 6 Weeks With Knee Injury |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/28/sports/football/pittsburgh-steelers-qb-ben-roethlisberger-out-with-injured-knee.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405212713/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/28/sports/football/pittsburgh-steelers-qb-ben-roethlisberger-out-with-injured-knee.html |archive-date=April 5, 2023 |access-date=April 5, 2023 |website=The New York Times |language=en-US}}</ref> In five weeks, Vick went 40 for 66 with two touchdowns and one interception, also rushing for 99 yards on 20 attempts.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Michael Vick 2015 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/V/VickMi00/gamelog/2015/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405153851/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/V/VickMi00/gamelog/2015/ |archive-date=April 5, 2023 |access-date=April 5, 2023 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> Vick suffered a hamstring injury in a win against the [[2015 Arizona Cardinals season|Arizona Cardinals]] and was replaced by [[Landry Jones]]. Vick would miss six games, and Roethlisberger eventually returned to his starting role. Vick would be inactive the remainder of the season, leading some sports commentators to speculate that Vick's playing career may be over.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hubbuch |first=Bart |date=October 19, 2015 |title=Third-string QB puts final etch in Michael Vick's NFL tombstone |url=https://nypost.com/2015/10/19/third-string-qb-puts-final-etch-in-michael-vicks-nfl-tombstone/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180327023708/https://nypost.com/2015/10/19/third-string-qb-puts-final-etch-in-michael-vicks-nfl-tombstone/ |archive-date=March 27, 2018 |access-date=August 1, 2021 |website=New York Post}}</ref>

===Retirement===
In 2016, Vick announced he would play one more season in the NFL. However, after not signing with a team all season, he officially announced his retirement from professional football on February 3, 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 3, 2017 |title=Michael Vick says he's retired after not playing 2016 season |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/18614812/michael-vick-says-retired-nfl |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170204002129/https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/18614812/michael-vick-says-retired-nfl |archive-date=February 4, 2017 |access-date=February 3, 2017 |website=ESPN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bergman |first=Jeremy |date=February 3, 2017 |title=Former Falcons QB Mike Vick 'officially retired' |url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000782611/article/former-falcons-qb-mike-vick-officially-retired?campaign=Twitter_atn |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180317232327/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000782611/article/former-falcons-qb-mike-vick-officially-retired?campaign=Twitter_atn |archive-date=March 17, 2018 |access-date=June 26, 2019 |website=NFL.com}}</ref> On June 12, 2017, Vick retired as an Atlanta Falcon.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McQuade |first=Alec |date=June 12, 2017 |title=Falcons hold retirement ceremony for Michael Vick and Roddy White |url=http://www.11alive.com/sports/watch-live-falcons-hold-retirement-ceremony-for-michael-vick-and-roddy-white/448003286 |access-date=June 26, 2019 |website=11alive.com}}</ref>

===Post-NFL career===
On June 28, 2017, Vick began participating in the newly formed [[American Flag Football League]], serving as captain of Team Vick.<ref name="SIflag">{{Cite magazine |last=Taylor |first=Tom |date=June 29, 2017 |title=Star-studded flag football league leans on NFL influences in debut |url=https://www.si.com/nfl/2017/06/29/flag-football-league-affl-michael-vick-terrell-owens |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728080218/https://www.si.com/nfl/2017/06/29/flag-football-league-affl-michael-vick-terrell-owens |archive-date=July 28, 2017 |access-date=July 22, 2017 |magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]]}}</ref> The following year, he captained the Roadrunners, who ultimately lost to [[Chad Johnson]]'s team in the AFFL semifinal 26–13.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McFadden |first=Will |date=July 9, 2018 |title=Early Bird Report: Highlights of Michael Vick's flag football semifinal performance |url=https://www.atlantafalcons.com/news/early-bird-report-highlights-of-michael-vick-s-flag-football-semifinal-performan |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190725031448/https://www.atlantafalcons.com/news/early-bird-report-highlights-of-michael-vick-s-flag-football-semifinal-performan |archive-date=July 25, 2019 |access-date=July 24, 2019 |publisher=[[Atlanta Falcons]]}}</ref>

==NFL career statistics==
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible"
|-
! colspan="2"| Legend
|-
| '''Bold'''
| Career high
|}

===Regular season===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team
! colspan="3"| Games
! colspan="8"| Passing
! colspan="4"| Rushing
! colspan="2"| Sacks
! colspan="2"| Fumbles
|-
! GP !! GS !! Record !! Cmp !! Att !! Pct !! Yds !! Avg !! TD !! Int !! Rtg !! Att !! Yds !! Avg !! TD !! Sck !! SckY !! Fum !! Lost
|-
! [[2001 NFL season|2001]] !! [[2001 Atlanta Falcons season|ATL]]
| 8 || 2 || 1–1 || 50 || 113 || 44.2 || 785 || 6.9 || 2 || 3 || 62.7 || 31 || 289 || '''9.3''' || 1 || 21 || 113 || 6 || 5
|-
! [[2002 NFL season|2002]] !! [[2002 Atlanta Falcons season|ATL]]
| 15 || 15 || 8–6–1 || 231 || 421 || 54.9 || 2,936 || 7.0 || 16 || 8 || 81.6 || 113 || 777 || 6.9 || 8 || 33 || 206 || 9 || 4
|-
! [[2003 NFL season|2003]] !! [[2003 Atlanta Falcons season|ATL]]
| 5 || 4 || 3–1 || 50 || 100 || 50.0 || 585 || 5.9 || 4 || 3 || 69.0 || 40 || 255 || 6.4 || 1 || 9 || 64 || 4 || 1
|-
! [[2004 NFL season|2004]] !! [[2004 Atlanta Falcons season|ATL]]
| 15 || 15 || '''11–4'''|| 181 || 321 || 56.4 || 2,313 || 7.2 || 14 || 12 || 78.1 || 120 || 902 || 7.5 || 3 || '''46''' || 266 || '''16''' || '''7'''
|-
! [[2005 NFL season|2005]] !! [[2005 Atlanta Falcons season|ATL]]
| 15 || 15 || 8–7 || 214 || 387 || 55.3 || 2,412 || 6.2 || 15 || 13 || 73.1 || 102 || 597 || 5.9 || 6 || 33 || 201 || 11 || 5
|-
! [[2006 NFL season|2006]] !! [[2006 Atlanta Falcons season|ATL]]
| '''16''' || '''16''' || 7–9 || 204 || 388 || 52.6 || 2,474 || 6.4 || 20 || 13 || 75.7 || '''123''' || '''1,039''' || 8.4 || 2 || 45 || '''303''' || 9 || 3
|-
! [[2007 NFL season|2007]] !! [[2007 Atlanta Falcons season|ATL]]
| rowspan="2" colspan="19"| ''Suspended / [[Bad Newz Kennels|imprisoned]]''
|-
! [[2008 NFL season|2008]] !! [[2008 Atlanta Falcons season|ATL]]
|-
! [[2009 NFL season|2009]] !! [[2009 Philadelphia Eagles season|PHI]]
| 12 || 1 || — || 6 || 13 || 46.2 || 86 || 6.6 || 1 || 0 || 93.7 || 24 || 95 || 4.0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! [[2010 NFL season|2010]] !! [[2010 Philadelphia Eagles season|PHI]]
| 12 || 11 || 8–3 || 233 || 372 || '''62.6''' || 3,018 || 8.1 || '''21''' || 6 || '''100.2''' || 100 || 676 || 6.8 || '''9''' || 34 || 210 || 11 || 3
|-
! [[2011 NFL season|2011]] !! [[2011 Philadelphia Eagles season|PHI]]
| 13 || 13 || 7–6 || '''253''' || '''423''' || 59.8 || '''3,303''' || 7.8 || 18 || '''14''' || 84.9 || 76 || 589 || 7.8 || 1 || 23 || 126 || 10 || 4
|-
! [[2012 NFL season|2012]] !! [[2012 Philadelphia Eagles season|PHI]]
| 10 || 10 || 3–7 || 204 || 351 || 58.1 || 2,362 || 6.7 || 12 || 10 || 78.1 || 62 || 332 || 5.4 || 1 || 28 || 153 || 11 || 5
|-
! [[2013 NFL season|2013]] !! [[2013 Philadelphia Eagles season|PHI]]
| 7 || 6 || 2–4 || 77 || 141 || 54.6 || 1,215 || '''8.6''' || 5 || 3 || 86.5 || 36 || 306 || 8.5 || 2 || 15 || 99 || 4 || 2
|-
! [[2014 NFL season|2014]] !! [[2014 New York Jets season|NYJ]]
| 10 || 3 || 1–2 || 64 || 121 || 52.9 || 604 || 5.0 || 3 || 2 || 68.3 || 26 || 153 || 5.9 || 0 || 19 || 85 || 5 || 2
|-
! [[2015 NFL season|2015]] !! [[2015 Pittsburgh Steelers season|PIT]]
| 5 || 3 || 2–1 || 40 || 66 || 60.6 || 371 || 5.6 || 2 || 1 || 79.8 || 20 || 99 || 5.0 || 0 || 10 || 53 || 2 || 0
|-
! colspan="2"| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/V/VickMi00.htm Total] !! 143 !! 115 !! 61–51–1 !! 1,807 !! 3,217 !! 56.2 !! 22,464 !! 7.0 !! 133 !! 88 !! 80.4 !! 873 !! 6,109 !! 7.0 !! 36 !! 316 !! 1,879 !! 98 !! 41
|}

===Playoffs===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team
! colspan="3"| Games
! colspan="8"| Passing
! colspan="4"| Rushing
! colspan="2"| Sacks
! colspan="2"| Fumbles
|-
! GP !! GS !! Record !! Cmp !! Att !! Pct !! Yds !! Avg !! TD !! Int !! Rtg !! Att !! Yds !! Avg !! TD !! Sck !! SckY !! Fum !! Lost
|-
! [[2002–03 NFL playoffs|2002]] !! [[2002 Atlanta Falcons season|ATL]]
| 2 || 2 || 1–1 || '''35''' || '''63''' || 55.6 || '''391''' || 6.2 || 1 || '''2''' || 66.3 || '''16''' || 94 || 5.9 || 0 || 3 || 27 || 1 || 0
|-
! [[2004–05 NFL playoffs|2004]] !! [[2004 Atlanta Falcons season|ATL]]
| 2 || 2 || 1–1 || 23 || 40 || '''57.5''' || 218 || 5.5 || '''2''' || 1 || 79.0 || 12 || '''145''' || '''12.1''' || 0 || '''5''' || '''47''' || '''2''' || '''1'''
|-
! [[2008–09 NFL playoffs|2008]] !! [[2008 Atlanta Falcons season|ATL]]
| colspan="19"|''Suspended / imprisoned''
|-
! [[2009–10 NFL playoffs|2009]] !! [[2009 Philadelphia Eagles season|PHI]]
| 1 || 0 || — || 1 || 2 || 50.0 || 76 || '''38.0''' || 1 || 0 || '''135.4''' || 1 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || '''1'''
|-
! [[2010–11 NFL playoffs|2010]] !! [[2010 Philadelphia Eagles season|PHI]]
| 1 || 1 || 0–1 || 20 || 36 || 55.6 || 292 || 8.1 || 1 || 1 || 79.9 || 8 || 32 || 4.0 || '''1''' || 3 || 21 || 0 || 0
|-
! [[2013–14 NFL playoffs|2013]] !! [[2013 Philadelphia Eagles season|PHI]]
| rowspan="2" colspan="19"| ''Did not play''
|-
! [[2015–16 NFL playoffs|2015]] !! [[2015 Pittsburgh Steelers season|PIT]]
|-
! colspan="2"| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/V/VickMi00/gamelog/post/ Total] !! 6 !! 5 !! 2–3 || 79 !! 141 !! 56.0 !! 977 !! 6.9 !! 5 !! 4 !! 77.6 !! 37 !! 271 !! 7.3 !! 1 !! 11 !! 95 !! 4 !! 2
|}

==Coaching career==
===Early career===
During their 2017 training camp, Vick joined his former coach Andy Reid as a coaching intern with the [[Kansas City Chiefs]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=McChesney |first=Alec |date=July 26, 2017 |title=Why Chiefs coach Andy Reid requested Michael Vick as a coaching intern |url=http://www.kansascity.com/sports/nfl/kansas-city-chiefs/article163722298.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170829180625/http://www.kansascity.com/sports/nfl/kansas-city-chiefs/article163722298.html |archive-date=August 29, 2017 |access-date=August 27, 2017 |website=Kansas City Star}}</ref> after stating his previous interest in coaching.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Parks |first=James |date=February 5, 2019 |title=Michael Vick set to begin career as OC of Atlanta's AAF team |url=https://247sports.com/Article/Michael-Vick-Atlanta-AAF-team-season-128713092/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230223010627/https://247sports.com/Article/Michael-Vick-Atlanta-AAF-team-season-128713092/ |archive-date=February 23, 2023 |access-date=February 5, 2019 |website=247Sports |language=en-US}}</ref> After the Chiefs concluded their 2017 training camp, he became an NFL analyst on ''[[Fox NFL Kickoff]]'' on [[Fox Sports 1|FS1]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Conner |first=Matt |date=August 25, 2017 |title=Michael Vick leaves Chiefs for FOX Sports to be NFL analyst |url=https://arrowheadaddict.com/2017/08/25/michael-vick-leaves-chiefs-fox-sports-nfl-analyst/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190207020442/https://arrowheadaddict.com/2017/08/25/michael-vick-leaves-chiefs-fox-sports-nfl-analyst/ |archive-date=February 7, 2019 |access-date=February 5, 2019 |website=Arrowhead Addict |language=en-US}}</ref>

===Atlanta Legends===
On April 25, 2018, Vick was hired as offensive coordinator for the [[Atlanta Legends]] of the [[Alliance of American Football]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Culpepper |first=JuliaKate E. |date=April 25, 2018 |title=Michael Vick will lead offense of new pro football league team in Atlanta |url=https://www.ajc.com/sports/michael-vick-named-offensive-coordinator-for-alliance-atlanta-football-team/5U1AXP9UBUDSMe2NUnSfyM/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129172422/https://www.ajc.com/sports/michael-vick-named-offensive-coordinator-for-alliance-atlanta-football-team/5U1AXP9UBUDSMe2NUnSfyM/ |archive-date=November 29, 2020 |access-date=June 26, 2019 |website=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=April 25, 2018 |title=Michael Vick to be offensive coordinator on new Alliance of American football Atlanta team |url=http://www.fox5atlanta.com/sports/michael-vick-to-be-offensive-coordinator-on-new-alliance-of-american-football-atlanta-team |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180924121132/http://www.fox5atlanta.com/sports/michael-vick-to-be-offensive-coordinator-on-new-alliance-of-american-football-atlanta-team |archive-date=September 24, 2018 |access-date=June 26, 2019 |website=WAGA}}</ref> Vick said, regarding becoming a coach, "I didn't think I ever wanted to coach but talking about the game at Fox, I get excited like I'm out there playing again. But, it's still not touching individuals. When the opportunity came about, I felt like I could really make a difference and give back to the game. …Once I found out it was in Atlanta, I thought it was a home run."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kerr |first=Jeff |date=February 4, 2019 |title=Michael Vick is offensive coordinator of AAF team |url=https://247sports.com/nfl/philadelphia-eagles/Article/Michael-Vick-Eagles-AAF-offensive-coordinator-Atlanta-Legends-128690313/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230223010627/https://247sports.com/nfl/philadelphia-eagles/Article/Michael-Vick-Eagles-AAF-offensive-coordinator-Atlanta-Legends-128690313/ |archive-date=February 23, 2023 |access-date=February 5, 2019 |website=Philadelphia Eagles |language=en-US}}</ref> Shortly before the season began, head coach [[Kevin Coyle]] announced Vick would no longer serve as offensive coordinator, but would still remain with the team as a consultant.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gardner |first=Steve |date=February 7, 2019 |title=Michael Vick out as Atlanta offensive coordinator in new football league |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2019/02/07/michael-vick-out-offensive-coordinator-aaf-atlanta-legends/2806765002/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190208040334/https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2019/02/07/michael-vick-out-offensive-coordinator-aaf-atlanta-legends/2806765002/ |archive-date=February 8, 2019 |access-date=February 8, 2019 |website=[[USA Today]]}}</ref>

===Norfolk State===
On December 20, 2024, Vick was named the 19th head football coach at [[Norfolk State Spartans football|Norfolk State University]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nsuspartans.com/news/2024/12/20/michael-vick-named-norfolk-state-university-head-football-coach.aspx|title=Michael Vick Named Norfolk State University Head Football Coach|publisher=[[Norfolk State Spartans]]|date=December 20, 2024|accessdate=December 22, 2024}}</ref>

==Head coaching record==
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==Legal issues==
===Early controversies===
Between his selection by the Atlanta Falcons in the 2001 NFL draft and early 2007, Vick was allegedly involved in several incidents:
* In early 2004, two men were arrested in Virginia for distributing [[marijuana]]. The truck they were driving was registered to Vick. Falcons coach [[Dan Reeves]] said he lectured Vick at that time on the importance of reputation, choosing the right friends, and staying out of trouble for the good of his team.<ref name="ajcvickbio">{{Cite web |last=Judd |first=Alan |date=July 22, 2007 |title=In game of life, Vick blitzed by trouble |url=http://www.ajc.com/sports/content/sports/falcons/stories/2007/07/21/0722vickbio.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070809044349/http://www.ajc.com/sports/content/sports/falcons/stories/2007/07/21/0722vickbio.html |archive-date=August 9, 2007 |access-date=July 31, 2007 |website=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution}}</ref>
* On October 10, 2004, Vick and other members of his entourage, including employee Quanis Phillips, were at Atlanta's [[Hartsfield International Airport]] on their way to board an [[AirTran]] flight. While they were passing through a security checkpoint, a security camera caught Phillips and Todd Harris picking up an expensive-appearing watch which belonged to Alvin Spencer, a security screener.<ref name="washingtonpostairport">{{Cite web |last1=Maske |first1=Mark |last2=Goo |first2=Sara Kehaulani |name-list-style=amp |date=March 13, 2005 |title=A Commonplace Case Complicated by Fame |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A30000-2005Mar12?language=printer |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180924152059/https://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A30000-2005Mar12/?language=printer |archive-date=September 24, 2018 |access-date=August 25, 2007 |newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref> After watching the theft on a videotape, Spencer filed a police report. He claimed that [[Billy Johnson (American football)|Billy "White Shoes" Johnson]], known as the Falcons' "fixer", interfered with the investigation.<ref name="ajcvickbio" /> Although Vick's representatives declined to make him available for an Atlanta police inquiry, Spencer got the watch back six days later.<ref name="washingtonpostairport" />
* In March 2005, Sonya Elliott filed a civil lawsuit against Vick alleging she contracted [[genital herpes]] from him in the autumn of 2002 and that he failed to inform her that he had the disease.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 26, 2006 |title=Michael Vick Hit With Sex Suit |url=http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/crime/michael-vick-hit-sex-suit |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100814150127/http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/crime/michael-vick-hit-sex-suit |archive-date=August 14, 2010 |access-date=May 22, 2007 |website=The Smoking Gun}}</ref> Elliot further alleged that Vick had visited clinics under the alias "Ron Mexico" to get treatments and thus knew of his condition. On April 24, 2006, Vick's attorney, Lawrence Woodward, revealed that the lawsuit had been settled out of court under undisclosed terms.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 26, 2006 |title=Settlement reached in Michael Vick herpes case |url=http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/12468203/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080218082024/http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/12468203/ |archive-date=February 18, 2008 |access-date=July 24, 2007 |website=NBCSports.MSNBC.com |agency=Associated Press}}</ref> Many fans bought custom jerseys from NFL.com with Vick's #7 and the name "MEXICO" on the back. The NFL later banned customizing jerseys with the name Mexico.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 14, 2005 |title=NFL no Fan of Vick's 'Ron Mexico' jerseys |url=http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/7504682/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001125047/http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/7504682 |archive-date=October 1, 2011 |access-date=July 20, 2011 |website=NBC Sports}}</ref>
* After a loss to the [[New Orleans Saints]] on November 26, 2006, in the [[Georgia Dome]], Vick made an [[finger (gesture)|obscene gesture]] at fans in an apparent reaction to booing, holding up both hands with the middle finger extended. He was fined $10,000 by the NFL and agreed to donate another $10,000 to [[charitable organization|charity]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Glazer |first=Jay |date=November 29, 2006 |title=Obscene gesture will cost Vick $20K |url=http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/6217588 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070127210848/http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/6217588 |archive-date=January 27, 2007 |access-date=May 1, 2007 |website=Fox Sports}}</ref>
* Vick surrendered a water bottle that had a hidden compartment to security personnel at [[Miami International Airport]] on January 17, 2007. "The compartment was hidden by the bottle's label so that it appeared to be a full bottle of water when held upright," police said. Test results indicated there were no illegal substances in the water bottle and Vick was cleared of any wrongdoing.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 22, 2007 |title=Vick will not face criminal charges over suspicious bottle |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=2738494 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070124183403/http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2738494 |archive-date=January 24, 2007 |access-date=August 25, 2007 |website=ESPN |agency=Associated Press}}</ref> Vick announced that the water bottle was a jewelry stash box, and that the substance in question had been [[jewelry]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 22, 2007 |title=Vick: Water bottle was jewelry box |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/vick-water-bottle-jewelry-box-article-1.215504 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405151701/https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/vick-water-bottle-jewelry-box-article-1.215504 |archive-date=April 5, 2023 |access-date=April 5, 2023 |website=New York Daily News |agency=Associated Press}}</ref>
* On April 24, 2007, Vick was scheduled to lobby on [[United States Capitol|Capitol Hill]], hoping to persuade lawmakers to increase funding for after-school programs. Vick missed a connecting flight in [[Atlanta]] on Monday to [[Reagan National Airport]] in [[Arlington, Virginia]]. He failed to show up for another seat booked for him later that evening. On Tuesday morning, he did not attend his scheduled appearance at a congressional breakfast where he was to be honored for his foundation's work with after-school projects in [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] and [[Virginia]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 24, 2007 |title=Vick misses lobbying appearance on Capitol Hill |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=2848205 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070911125620/http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2848205 |archive-date=September 11, 2007 |access-date=May 22, 2007 |website=ESPN |agency=Associated Press}}</ref> Vick's mother, Brenda, accepted the award from the [[Afterschool Alliance]]. These events occurred the day before the search warrant on Vick's property which led to Vick's eventual prosecution for dogfighting activities.
* In 2007, Vick's father, Michael Boddie, made statements about possible dogfighting activities in 2001. Boddie told the ''[[Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]'' that around 2001, Vick was staging dogfights in the garage of the family's home in Newport News and kept fighting dogs in the family's backyard, including injured ones that the father nursed back to health. Boddie said his son had been urged to not engage in the activity, but continued. "This is Mike's thing," he said. "And he knows it."<ref name="vickdaddailypress">{{Cite web |date=August 23, 2007 |title=Vick's father says son has staged dogfights since 2001 |url=http://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-now-vickdad-au23,0,1439332.story?coll=hr_tab01_layout |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406232851/https://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-now-vickdad-au23,0,1439332.story?coll=hr_tab01_layout |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 6, 2023 |access-date=August 25, 2007 |website=Daily Press}}</ref> Within days, Vick's mother, Brenda Vick Boddie, told the ''Newport News Daily Press'' that "There was no dogfighting. There were no cages."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Holtzclaw |first=Mike |date=November 2, 2008 |title=Vick's mother defends son, slams her husband |url=http://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-now-vickmom.au27,0,709271.story |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070829230129/http://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-now-vickmom.au27%2C0%2C709271.story |archive-date=August 29, 2007 |access-date=November 2, 2008 |website=Daily Press}}</ref>

===Dog fighting===
{{Main|Bad Newz Kennels}}

A search warrant executed on April 25, 2007, as part of a drug investigation of Vick's cousin Davon Boddie, led to discovery of evidence of unlawful [[Dog fighting in the United States|dog fighting]] activities at a property owned by Vick in rural [[Surry County, Virginia|Surry County]] in southeastern [[Virginia]], with extensive facilities for the activity.<ref name="ajcvickbio" /> Media attention quickly grew as state officials investigated, soon joined by federal authorities. As separate state and federal investigations progressed, more details emerged about an interstate dog-fighting ring that involved drugs and gambling. Gruesome details of abuse, torture, and execution of under-performing dogs galvanized [[animal rights]] activists and expressions of public outrage. Vick and several others were indicted on federal and [[Virginia]] state [[felony]] charges related to the operation.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Maske |first=Mark |date=July 18, 2007 |title=Falcons' Vick Indicted In Dogfighting Case |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/17/AR2007071701393.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130605152425/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/17/AR2007071701393.html |archive-date=June 5, 2013 |access-date=December 9, 2012 |newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref>

====Federal prosecution and conviction====
[[File:Dogfighting.ogg|thumb|Speech by Senator [[Robert Byrd]] made to U.S. Senate following the indictment of Michael Vick on federal dog fighting charges]]
In July 2007, Vick and three other men were indicted on federal [[felony]] charges of operating an unlawful [[Commerce Clause|interstate]] [[dog fighting]] venture known as "[[Bad Newz Kennels]]". Vick was accused of financing the operation, directly participating in dog fights and executions, and personally handling thousands of dollars in related [[gambling]] activities.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 24, 2007 |title=Vick files plea agreement admitting to dogfighting |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=2989824 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109010545/https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=2989824 |archive-date=November 9, 2020 |access-date=April 5, 2023 |website=ESPN |language=en |agency=Associated Press}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mihoces |first=Gary |date=December 22, 2014 |title=Rebuilding an image is a process Michael Vick understands |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/jets/2014/12/22/michael-vick-image/20783643/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405144620/https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/jets/2014/12/22/michael-vick-image/20783643/ |archive-date=April 5, 2023 |access-date=April 5, 2023 |website=USA Today |language=en-US}}</ref> Federal prosecutors indicated they intended to proceed under the provisions of the [[Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act]] (RICO), a [[United States federal law]] that provides for extended criminal penalties and a civil [[cause of action]] for acts performed as part of an ongoing [[criminal organization]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Epstein |first=Adam |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=On-oZuoBxeQC&q=racketeer+influenced+and+corrupt+organizations+act+michael+vick&pg=PA182 |title=Sports Law |publisher=South-Western College/West |year=2012 |isbn=978-1111971663 |edition=2nd |pages=182 |access-date=December 9, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230410172506/https://books.google.com/books?id=On-oZuoBxeQC&q=racketeer+influenced+and+corrupt+organizations+act+michael+vick&pg=PA182 |archive-date=April 10, 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref>

By August 20, Vick and the other three co-defendants agreed to separate [[plea bargain]]s for the federal charges.<ref name="ESPNPlea">{{Cite web |date=August 20, 2007 |title=Vick faces prison time after agreeing to plead guilty |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=2983121 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203073233/http://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=2983121 |archive-date=February 3, 2017 |access-date=August 25, 2007 |website=ESPN |agency=Associated Press}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=August 20, 2007 |title=Vick Agrees to Plead Guilty to Dogfighting Charges |url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,293826,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071119112911/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,293826,00.html |archive-date=November 19, 2007 |access-date=August 25, 2007 |website=Fox News |agency=Associated Press}}</ref> They were expected to each receive federal prison sentences of between one and five years. Four days later, Vick filed plea documents with the federal court. He pleaded guilty to "Conspiracy to Travel in Interstate Commerce in Aid of Unlawful Activities and to Sponsor a Dog in an Animal Fighting Venture". Vick admitted to providing most of the financing for the operation, and to participating directly in several dog fights in [[Virginia]], [[Maryland]], [[North Carolina]], and [[South Carolina]]. He admitted to sharing in the proceeds from these dog fights. He further admitted that he knew his colleagues killed several dogs who did not perform well. Vick also admitted to taking part in the killings of 6–8 dogs, by hanging, beating, and drowning.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 28, 2008 |title=Bad Newz Kennels |url=https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/BadNewzKennels.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230506232118/https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/BadNewzKennels.pdf |archive-date=May 6, 2023 |access-date=September 21, 2023 |website=[[U.S. Department of Agriculture]]}}</ref> The "victimization and killing of pit bulls" was considered an aggravating circumstance, allowing prosecutors to exceed the federal sentencing guidelines for the charge. Vick denied placing any side bets on the dogfights.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 24, 2007 |title=Vick pleads to dog fighting charge; says he didn't make 'side bets' |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=2989824 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109010545/https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=2989824 |archive-date=November 9, 2020 |access-date=November 19, 2020 |website=ESPN |agency=Associated Press}}</ref> On August 27, [[United States federal judge|U.S. District Judge]] [[Henry E. Hudson]] accepted Vick's guilty plea, but reminded Vick that he (Hudson) was under no obligation to accept the prosecution's recommendation of a reduced sentence.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 27, 2007 |title=Vick pleads guilty, apologizes |url=http://articles.cnn.com/2007-08-27/us/michael.vick_1_judge-henry-e-hudson-vick-supporters-aid-of-unlawful-activities?_s=PM:US |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120404101152/http://articles.cnn.com/2007-08-27/us/michael.vick_1_judge-henry-e-hudson-vick-supporters-aid-of-unlawful-activities?_s=PM%3AUS |archive-date=April 4, 2012 |access-date=December 11, 2012 |website=CNN}}</ref>

While free on bail, Vick tested positive for marijuana in a random drug test.<ref name="Pos 1">{{Cite web |date=September 26, 2007 |title=Michael Vick Tests Positive for Marijuana |url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,298159,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130622214600/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,298159,00.html |archive-date=June 22, 2013 |access-date=December 11, 2012 |website=Fox News |agency=Associated Press}}</ref><ref name="Pos 2">{{Cite web |last=Mihoces |first=Gary |date=September 27, 2007 |title=Michael Vick faces restrictions after positive marijuana test |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/falcons/2007-09-26-vick-marijuana_N.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151019031930/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/falcons/2007-09-26-vick-marijuana_N.htm |archive-date=October 19, 2015 |access-date=December 11, 2012 |website=USA Today}}</ref> This was a violation of the conditions of his release while awaiting sentencing in federal court.<ref name="Pos 1" /><ref name="Pos 2" /> Vick's positive urine sample was submitted on September 13, 2007, according to a document filed by a federal probation officer on September 26.<ref name="Pos 1" /><ref name="Pos 2" /> As a result, Hudson ordered Vick confined to his [[Hampton, Virginia]] home between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. with electronic monitoring until his court hearing date in December.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 28, 2007 |title=South Bend bank sues Falcons quarterback Vick |url=http://cms.ibj.com/ASPXPages/6iframes/FrontEndArticlesDetailPage.aspx?ArticleID=04965&NoFrame=1 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071014013346/http://cms.ibj.com/ASPXPages/6iframes/FrontEndArticlesDetailPage.aspx?ArticleID=04965&NoFrame=1 |archive-date=October 14, 2007 |access-date=November 2, 2008 |website=Indianapolis Business Journal}}</ref> He was ordered to submit to random drug testing.<ref name="Pos 1" /><ref name="Pos 2" />

In November, Vick turned himself in early to begin accruing time-served credit against his likely federal prison sentence. He was held at [[Northern Neck Regional Jail]] in [[Warsaw, Virginia]] awaiting sentencing on the federal convictions.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mihoces |first=Gary |date=November 20, 2007 |title=Michael Vick surrenders to federal authorities |url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/falcons/2007-11-19-vick-surrender_N.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080202061759/http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/falcons/2007-11-19-vick-surrender_N.htm |archive-date=February 2, 2008 |access-date=November 19, 2007 |website=USA Today}}</ref> On December 10, Vick appeared in U.S. District Court in Richmond for sentencing. Judge Hudson said he was "convinced that it was not a momentary lack of judgment" on Vick's part, and that Vick was a "full partner" in the dog fighting ring, and he was sentenced to serve 23 months in federal prison.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 10, 2007 |title=Vick sentenced to 23 months for dogfighting |url=http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/12/10/vick.sentenced/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071211120818/http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/12/10/vick.sentenced/index.html |archive-date=December 11, 2007 |website=CNN}}</ref> Hudson noted that despite Vick's claim to have accepted responsibility for his actions, his failure to cooperate fully with federal officials, coupled with a failed drug test and a failed polygraph, showed that he had not taken full responsibility for "promoting, funding and facilitating this cruel and inhumane sporting activity".<ref name="ajc-Boost">{{Cite web |last1=Rankin |first1=Bill |last2=Ledbetter |first2=D. Orlando |date=December 11, 2007 |title=Vick's Lies Boosted Prison Time |url=http://www.ajc.com/sports/content/sports/falcons/stories/2007/12/10/vick_1211.html?cxntlid=homepage_tab_newstab |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071211090042/http://www.ajc.com/sports/content/sports/falcons/stories/2007/12/10/vick_1211.html?cxntlid=homepage_tab_newstab |archive-date=December 11, 2007 |access-date=December 11, 2007 |website=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution}}</ref> Vick was assigned to [[Federal Correctional Institution, Leavenworth]], to serve his sentence.<ref name="sports.espn.go.com">{{Cite web |date=January 7, 2008 |title=Vick enters drug treatment program at Kansas prison |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=3185291 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130144327/https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=3185291 |archive-date=November 30, 2020 |access-date=November 19, 2020 |website=ESPN |agency=Associated Press}}</ref>

At the request of federal authorities before sentencing, Vick agreed to deposit nearly $1 million in an escrow account with attorneys to reimburse others for the costs of caring for the confiscated dogs, most of which were being offered for adoption on a selective basis under supervision of a court-appointed specialist.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 28, 2007 |title=Report: Vick to pay for dog care |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=txvicksdogs |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026035702/https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=txvicksdogs |archive-date=October 26, 2012 |access-date=July 19, 2011 |website=Yahoo! Sports}}</ref> Experts said some of the animals would require special care for the rest of their lives.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 16, 2007 |title=Dogs in Vick case to be spayed, neutered. Judge also approves appointment of expert to decide animals' future. |url=http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/21333877/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100125164427/http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/21333877 |archive-date=January 25, 2010 |access-date=December 20, 2010 |website=NBCSports.MSNBC.com |agency=Associated Press}}</ref> During the administration of his bankruptcy case, the [[U.S. Department of Labor]] complained that these funds were paid at least partially with unlawfully withdrawn monies that Vick held in trust for himself and eight other employees of MV7, a celebrity marketing company he owned.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 25, 2009 |title=Feds: Vick illegally spent pension funds |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=4015919 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128105534/https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=4015919 |archive-date=November 28, 2020 |access-date=November 19, 2020 |website=ESPN |agency=Associated Press}}</ref>

====State prosecution and sentencing====
Separate [[Virginia]] charges against all four defendants in the dog-fighting case were brought following indictments by the Surry County grand jury when it met on September 25, 2007. The principal evidence considered was sworn statements of the defendants during their plea agreement process before the federal court. Vick was charged with two class-6 felonies, which each carried a maximum penalty of five years' imprisonment.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 26, 2008 |title=Vick pleads guilty, gets no new time |url=https://richmond.com/news/vick-pleads-guilty-gets-no-new-time/article_ca1306d7-d9b8-53be-8bca-6ea276594d36.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405143900/https://richmond.com/news/vick-pleads-guilty-gets-no-new-time/article_ca1306d7-d9b8-53be-8bca-6ea276594d36.html |archive-date=April 5, 2023 |access-date=April 5, 2023 |website=Richmond Times-Dispatch |language=en}}</ref>

Citing the high costs and transportation logistics of proceeding while Vick was still in federal prison, state prosecutor Gerald Poindexter decided to postpone Vick's trial in Surry County Circuit Court until after Vick's release from federal custody.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Geroux |first=Bill |date=June 26, 2008 |title=Surry prosecutor still pursues Vick |url=http://www2.newsadvance.com/news/2008/jun/26/surry_prosecutor_still_pursues_vick-ar-221550/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20110716190926/http://www2.newsadvance.com/news/2008/jun/26/surry_prosecutor_still_pursues_vick-ar-221550/#selection-1143.11-1143.24 |archive-date=July 16, 2011 |access-date=November 19, 2020 |website=[[The News & Advance]] |location=[[Lynchburg, Virginia]]}}</ref> Vick's attorneys sought to resolve the state charges sooner. On October 14, 2008, Vick's attorney Lawrence Woodward filed a motion to enter a plea via two-way electronic video with the Surry County Courts.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chufo |first=Veronica Gorley |date=November 2, 2008 |title=Vick could end term in halfway house |url=http://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-local_vick_1022oct22,0,506971.story |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120730214452/http://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-local_vick_1022oct22,0,506971.story |archive-date=July 30, 2012 |access-date=November 2, 2008 |website=[[Daily Press (Virginia)|Daily Press]] |location=[[Newport News, Virginia]]}}</ref> Vick planned to plead guilty to state charges in an effort to get early release from federal prison and enter a halfway house.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McGlone |first=Tim |date=October 22, 2008 |title=Michael Vick plans guilty plea to state dogfighting charges |url=http://hamptonroads.com/2008/10/michael-vick-plans-guilty-plea-state-dogfighting-charges |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081024104709/http://hamptonroads.com/2008/10/michael-vick-plans-guilty-plea-state-dogfighting-charges |archive-date=October 24, 2008 |access-date=November 2, 2008 |website=[[The Virginian-Pilot]] |location=[[Norfolk, Virginia]]}}</ref> The request for a trial without Vick physically present was denied, but Poindexter agreed to hold the state trial while Vick was still in federal custody if Vick bore the costs of his transportation to Virginia and related expenses.

Vick was transported to Virginia in November 2008 to face the state charges.<ref name="hamptonroads.com">{{Cite web |last=Forster |first=Dave |date=November 14, 2008 |title=Michael Vick's lawyers tell court he expects to return to NFL |url=http://hamptonroads.com/2008/11/michael-vicks-lawyers-tell-court-he-expects-return-nfl |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125000251/http://hamptonroads.com/2008/11/michael-vicks-lawyers-tell-court-he-expects-return-nfl |archive-date=January 25, 2013 |access-date=November 19, 2020 |website=[[The Virginian-Pilot]] |location=[[Norfolk, Virginia]]}}</ref> He appeared before the Surry County Circuit Court on November 25 at a session held in neighboring [[Sussex County, Virginia|Sussex County]] because the Surry court building was undergoing renovation. He submitted a guilty plea to a single Virginia felony charge for dog fighting, receiving a 3-year prison sentence suspended on condition of good behavior, and a $2,500 fine. In return for the plea agreement, the other charge was dropped.<ref>{{cite web |title=Vick, Michael - Associated Materials (2007, 2008) |url=https://www.animallaw.info/pleading/vick-michael-associated-materials-2007-2008 |website=Animal Legal & Historical Center |access-date=14 March 2025}}</ref> Michael Dwayne Vick, [[Federal Bureau of Prisons]] (BOP) ID# 33765-183, was released on July 20, 2009.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wickersham |first=Seth |date=August 26, 2011 |title=Wickersham: Michael Vick's 548 days behind bars |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/6898043/nfl-michael-vick-548-days-bars-espn-magazine |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405144256/https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/6898043/nfl-michael-vick-548-days-bars-espn-magazine |archive-date=April 5, 2023 |access-date=April 5, 2023 |website=ESPN |language=en}}</ref>

====Political activity====
In 2011, Vick lobbied for H.R. 2492, the Animal Fighting Spectator Prohibition Act, which would have established federal misdemeanor penalties for spectators of illegal animal fighting and made it a felony for adults to bring children to fights.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Courson |first=Paul |date=July 19, 2011 |title=Michael Vick backs bill targeting dog fight spectators |url=http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/07/19/washington.dog.fighting.vick/index.html?hpt=po_bn1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110090530/http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/07/19/washington.dog.fighting.vick/index.html?hpt=po_bn1 |archive-date=November 10, 2012 |access-date=July 20, 2011 |website=CNN}}</ref>

==Financial troubles==
At the end of 2006, ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' magazine estimated Vick's annual income between his NFL salary and endorsements at $25.4 million, ranking him just below [[NASCAR]]'s [[Dale Earnhardt Jr.]] in a listing of highest-earning athletes.<ref name="Finance">{{Cite web |last=McGlone |first=Tim |date=December 26, 2006 |title=Michael Vick still fighting hefty lawsuit over contract |url=http://www.link757.com/node/200141 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090818012102/http://www.link757.com/node/200141 |archive-date=August 18, 2009 |access-date=February 7, 2010 |website=Link757.com}}</ref> Vick's finances suffered, however, from poor management, bad investments and lawsuits. [[Certified Financial Planner]] Michael Smith advised Vick from 2003 to 2005, but resigned after Vick took bad advice from friends, made ill-conceived investments, overspent, and otherwise undermined the wealth-building plan that Smith had created.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 12, 2011 |title=ESPN reveals Vick hasn't been able to run from debt |url=https://www.mcall.com/sports/mc-xpm-2011-01-12-mc-groller-finetuning-0112-20110112-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230410172503/https://www.mcall.com/2011/01/12/espn-reveals-vick-hasnt-been-able-to-run-from-debt/ |archive-date=April 10, 2023 |access-date=April 5, 2023 |website=The Morning Call |language=en-US}}</ref> Smith's plan was for Vick to have a net wealth of $100 million by 2010; by that date Vick was actually an estimated $18.97 million in debt.<ref name="Debt amount">{{Cite web |last=Solomon |first=Brian |date=May 14, 2008 |title=Disgraced NFL Star Michael Vick Nearly Free Of $20 Million Bankruptcy |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/briansolomon/2012/03/14/disgraced-nfl-star-michael-vick-nearly-free-of-20-million-bankruptcy/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405135825/https://www.forbes.com/sites/briansolomon/2012/03/14/disgraced-nfl-star-michael-vick-nearly-free-of-20-million-bankruptcy/ |archive-date=April 5, 2023 |access-date=April 5, 2023 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref>

In 2006, a $45 million lawsuit was pending in a dispute with Vick's original sports agents.<ref name="Finance" /> Several lucrative endorsement deals soured.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Parent |first=Pam |date=July 21, 2011 |title=Five sports celebs who have lost endorsement deals because of questionable behavior |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/top/news?slug=ycn-8829887 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130731161826/http://sports.yahoo.com/top/news?slug=ycn-8829887 |archive-date=July 31, 2013 |access-date=December 26, 2012 |website=Yahoo! Sports |publisher=Yahoo!}}</ref>

After the dog fighting indictments were announced in July 2007, financial claims against Vick escalated. His financial affairs strained, Vick was unable to meet scheduled payments and other obligations.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rochelle |first=Bill |date=October 1, 2009 |title=Coyotes, True Temper, Panolam, Grace, Ion: Bankruptcy (Update) |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aVqq5H.c3QqA |access-date=December 28, 2012 |website=Bloomberg |publisher=Bloomberg, L.P.}}</ref> Within several months, he had been named in numerous lawsuits by banks and creditors for defaulting on loans, some of them related to business investments.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bull |first=Andy |date=August 17, 2007 |title=VIck faces massive lawsuit |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2007/aug/17/usa.andybull |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130831231459/http://www.theguardian.com/world/2007/aug/17/usa.andybull |archive-date=August 31, 2013 |access-date=December 26, 2012 |website=The Guardian |location=London}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Halonen |first=Doug |date=March 26, 2009 |title=Former QB Vick Faces ERISA Lawsuit |url=http://www.workforce.com/article/20090326/NEWS01/303269993/former-qb-vick-faces-erisa-lawsuit |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130110918/https://www.workforce.com/article/20090326/NEWS01/303269993/former-qb-vick-faces-erisa-lawsuit |archive-date=November 30, 2020 |access-date=December 26, 2012 |website=Workforce |publisher=Crain Communications}}</ref> The dog fighting property near [[Smithfield, Virginia]], had been liquidated earlier, and in November 2007, Vick attempted to sell another of his homes.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pasquarelli |first=Len |date=October 20, 2007 |title=Vick hoping to get $4.5 million for sale of lakefront Georgia home – NFL |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=3071572 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071022025857/http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3071572 |archive-date=October 22, 2007 |access-date=November 2, 2008 |website=ESPN}}</ref>

In June 2008, when Vick's brother, Marcus, was arrested and jailed in [[Norfolk, Virginia|Norfolk]] after a police chase, he listed his residence as a $1.39 million home owned by Vick in an exclusive riverfront community in [[Suffolk, Virginia]].<ref name="dailypress1">{{Cite web |date=November 2, 2008 |title=Bankruptcy : Bankruptcy News and Photos |url=http://www.dailypress.com/news/local/newport_news/dp-local_vickconference_1004oct04,0,5471960.story |access-date=November 2, 2008 |website=Daily Press}}{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Construction of a new riverfront home took place on land Vick owned in another exclusive section of Suffolk.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 24, 2007 |title=Indicted NFL star Vick building home in Suffolk |url=http://www.wvec.com/news/local/stories/wvec_local_071907_vick_suffolk_home.8f3ab30a.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090822205041/http://www.wvec.com/news/local/stories/wvec_local_071907_vick_suffolk_home.8f3ab30a.html |archive-date=August 22, 2009 |access-date=November 2, 2008 |website=WVEC}}</ref> His attorneys later estimated that he was spending $30,000 a month to support seven friends and relatives, including his mother and brother, three children, and their mothers.<ref name="hamptonroads.com" />

===Bankruptcy===
On July 7, 2008, Vick sought [[Chapter 11 bankruptcy]] protection<ref name="bankruptcy1">{{Cite web |last=McCarty |first=Dawn |date=July 8, 2008 |title=Bloomberg bankruptcy story |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aWr5RLnTnb.U&refer=us |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103180129/http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aWr5RLnTnb.U&refer=us |archive-date=November 3, 2012 |access-date=September 26, 2010 |website=Bloomberg.com}}</ref> in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Newport News after failing to "work out consensual resolutions with each of his creditors," according to court papers. The initial filing, which was incomplete, listed assets of less than $50 million and debts of between $10 million and $50 million. The seven largest creditors without collateral backing their claims were owed a total of $12.8 million. The three biggest unsecured creditors were Joel Enterprises Inc., owed $4.5 million for breach of contract; Atlanta Falcons, owed $3.75 million for a pro-rated signing bonus; and [[Royal Bank of Canada]], owed $2.5 million in loans.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 8, 2008 |title=Jailed Ex-NFL star Vick files bankruptcy |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/nfl-vick-bankruptcy-idUKN0819442220080708 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405142355/https://www.reuters.com/article/nfl-vick-bankruptcy-idUKN0819442220080708 |archive-date=April 5, 2023 |access-date=April 5, 2023 |website=Reuters |language=en}}</ref>

====Major financial obligations====
Joel Enterprises of [[Richmond, Virginia|Richmond]] was listed as one of Vick's larger creditors. Sports agents Andrew Joel and Dave Lowman claimed Vick signed a contract with their firm in 2001, nine days before he announced he was leaving Virginia Tech early and declaring himself eligible for the NFL Draft. With his mother as a witness, Vick signed a five-year marketing agreement that anticipated a wide range of endorsement activities using Vick's name, likeness, voice, and reputation. Joel's cut was 25% of all deals, excluding Vick's NFL contract, according to the agreement.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{Cite web |date=December 26, 2006 |title=Michael Vick still fighting hefty lawsuit over contract |url=http://hamptonroads.com/node/200141 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090926125027/http://hamptonroads.com/node/200141 |archive-date=September 26, 2009 |access-date=February 7, 2010 |website=HamptonRoads.com}}</ref> Vick attempted to end the relationship with Joel Enterprises a few weeks later, and entered into another relationship with other agents. In 2005, Joel Enterprises sued Vick in Richmond Circuit Court for $45 million in compensatory and punitive damages for breach of contract. After the [[Virginia Supreme Court]] denied a Vick motion and ruled that the civil trial could proceed in December 2006,<ref name="ReferenceA" /> the parties agreed to submit the dispute to [[binding arbitration]] for resolution instead of a formal civil court trial. The outcome of the case was an award of $4.5 million to Joel.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McGlone |first=Tim |date=April 3, 2009 |title=Michael Vick eyes return to field this season, lawyer says |url=https://www.pilotonline.com/news/article_343a4786-b3a0-521b-a7e7-24ac465534cd.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405140058/https://www.pilotonline.com/news/article_343a4786-b3a0-521b-a7e7-24ac465534cd.html |archive-date=April 5, 2023 |access-date=April 5, 2023 |website=Pilot Online}}</ref>

The Atlanta Falcons sought to recover a portion of Vick's $37 million 2004 signing bonus. A reduced amount of $20 million was awarded to the Falcons in binding legal arbitration, which Vick disputed. The sides agreed to reduce the amount to between $6.5 and $7.5 million.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 31, 2009 |title=Vick will pay Falcons $6.5 million to be released |url=http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/29966430/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100115222256/http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/29966430 |archive-date=January 15, 2010 |access-date=February 7, 2010 |website=NBCSports.MSNBC.com}}</ref> The bankruptcy court was advised of this Vick-Falcons settlement agreement on April 3, 2009.

On September 20, 2007, the [[Royal Bank of Canada]] filed a civil lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in Newport News against Vick for more than $2.3 million over a loan tied to real estate.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 26, 2007 |title=Piling on: Now bank is sacking Vick |url=http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=277754 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071213023947/http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=277754 |archive-date=December 13, 2007 |access-date=November 2, 2008 |website=Sporting News}}</ref><ref name="collegiatetimes">{{Cite web |last=Phelan |first=Jon |date=July 16, 2008 |title=Vick's money woes continue |url=http://www.collegiatetimes.com/sports/vick-s-money-woes-continue/article_a3958bb8-9825-5999-bc51-a03ff0904056.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191105120815/http://www.collegiatetimes.com/sports/vick-s-money-woes-continue/article_a3958bb8-9825-5999-bc51-a03ff0904056.html |archive-date=November 5, 2019 |access-date=November 5, 2019 |website=Collegiate Times}}</ref><ref name="News - inRich.com">{{Cite web |last=Lage |first=Larry |date=August 17, 2007 |title=Goodell discusses Vick case: Plea deal would be evaluated in relation to NFL's conduct policy |url=http://www.inrich.com/cva/ric/news.apx.-content-articles-RTD-2007-08-17-0137.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20070823052421/http://www.inrich.com/cva/ric/news.apx.-content-articles-RTD-2007-08-17-0137.html |archive-date=August 23, 2007 |access-date=November 2, 2008 |website=Inrich.com |publisher=Associated Press |location=Allen Park, Michigan}}</ref> The suit claimed Vick failed to meet a September 10 deadline to repay.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 26, 2007 |title=Bank says Vick defaulted on $2.5 million loan |url=http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/20993051/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081207034852/http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/20993051/ |archive-date=December 7, 2008 |access-date=November 2, 2008 |website=NBCSports.MSNBC.com}}</ref> On May 7, 2008, the court granted a motion for summary judgment against Vick for default and breach of a promissory note and ordered him to pay the bank more than $2.5 million.<ref name="autogenerated2">{{Cite web |last=Felberbaum |first=Michael |date=May 8, 2008 |title=Imprisoned QB Vick Files For Bankruptcy Protection |url=https://www.theledger.com/story/news/2008/07/09/imprisoned-qb-vick-files-for-bankruptcy-protection/25936284007/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405135831/https://www.theledger.com/story/news/2008/07/09/imprisoned-qb-vick-files-for-bankruptcy-protection/25936284007/ |archive-date=April 5, 2023 |access-date=April 5, 2023 |website=The Ledger |language=en-US}}</ref>

On September 26, 2007, [[1st Source|1st Source Bank]], based in [[South Bend, Indiana]], claimed damages of at least $2 million in a federal lawsuit, alleging Vick and Divine Seven [[Limited liability company|LLC]] of Atlanta refused to pay for at least 130 vehicles acquired to be used as [[car rental|rental cars]]. The bank's Specialty Financing Group provided financing for rental car fleets.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Trucker's Bank Plan from 1st Source Bank |url=http://www.1stsource.com/specialty_finance/truckers_bank_plan.cfm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080612182022/http://www.1stsource.com/specialty_finance/truckers_bank_plan.cfm |archive-date=June 12, 2008 |access-date=November 2, 2008 |website=1stsource.com}}</ref>

[[Wachovia Bank]] also filed a federal suit in October 2007 in Atlanta seeking about $940,000 from Vick and Gerald Frank Jenkins, a business partner. The bank claimed the two men and their business, Atlantic Wine & Package LLC, defaulted on a May 2006 loan of $1.3 million to set up a wine shop and restaurant.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 16, 2007 |title=Bank sues Michael Vick over $1.3 million wine shop loan |url=http://www.wvec.com/news/topstories/stories/wvec_vick_101607_bank_sues.1792dc0e1.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080216021510/http://www.wvec.com/news/topstories/stories/wvec_vick_101607_bank_sues.1792dc0e1.html |archive-date=February 16, 2008 |access-date=November 2, 2008 |website=WVEC |agency=Associated Press}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Boye |first=Will |date=October 15, 2007 |title=Wachovia pursues Vick on $1.3 million business loan |url=http://atlanta.bizjournals.com/atlanta/othercities/charlotte/stories/2007/10/15/story14.html?b=1192420800^1533698&page=1 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071203051902/http://atlanta.bizjournals.com/atlanta/othercities/charlotte/stories/2007/10/15/story14.html?b=1192420800%5E1533698&page=1 |archive-date=December 3, 2007 |access-date=November 2, 2008 |website=Atlanta Business Chronicle}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Paige |first=Woody |date=November 15, 2008 |title=Vick on inside, out of NFL life |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2008/11/15/vick-on-inside-out-of-nfl-life/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405135310/https://www.denverpost.com/2008/11/15/vick-on-inside-out-of-nfl-life/ |archive-date=April 5, 2023 |access-date=April 5, 2023 |website=The Denver Post |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=CITY OF SANDY SPRINGS, GA – Regular Council Meeting Agenda |url=http://agendas.sandysprings-ga.org/citycouncil/120506/Master_Doc12-05-06.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080308060727/http://agendas.sandysprings-ga.org/citycouncil/120506/Master_Doc12-05-06.pdf |archive-date=March 8, 2008 |access-date=November 2, 2008 |website=SandySprings-GA.org}}</ref> Jenkins, a retired surgeon who owned Atlantic Wine since 2004, brought Vick in as an investor.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 15, 2007 |title=Wachovia Sues Vick Over Unpaid Restaurant Loan |url=http://www.wsbtv.com/news/14342686/detail.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090407001019/http://www.wsbtv.com/news/14342686/detail.html |archive-date=April 7, 2009 |access-date=November 2, 2008 |website=WSB Atlanta}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Wyche |first=Steve |date=March 15, 2007 |title=Restaurateur Vick opens new business endeavor |url=http://www.ajc.com/search/content/shared/sports/stories/2007/FBN_VICK_0315_COX.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080613231017/http://www.ajc.com/search/content/shared/sports/stories/2007/FBN_VICK_0315_COX.html |archive-date=June 13, 2008 |access-date=November 2, 2008 |website=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Boye |first=Will |date=October 15, 2007 |title=Wachovia pursues Vick on $1.3 million business loan |url=http://atlanta.bizjournals.com/atlanta/othercities/charlotte/stories/2007/10/15/story14.html?b=1192420800^1533698&page=2 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071202040858/http://atlanta.bizjournals.com/atlanta/othercities/charlotte/stories/2007/10/15/story14.html?b=1192420800%5E1533698&page=2 |archive-date=December 2, 2007 |access-date=November 2, 2008 |website=Atlanta Business Chronicle}}</ref> In May 2008, the U.S. District Court in Atlanta granted a summary judgment in favor of Wachovia. The judgment of $1.11 million included the initial principal balance, interest accrued, fees, overdrawn accounts, and legal fees. The order provided that further interest could be accrued.<ref name="Debt amount" />

The [[United States Department of Labor]] filed another lawsuit in federal district court in Newport News on March 25, 2009, alleging Vick and others violated federal employee benefits laws by withdrawing $1.35 million from a retirement plan sponsored by MV7, one of Vick's companies. The money was held in trust under pension laws to fund retirement plans for nine MV7 employees. The Labor Department simultaneously filed a complaint in federal bankruptcy court to prevent Vick from discharging his alleged debt to the MV7 pension plan.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rosenkrantz |first=Holly |date=March 25, 2009 |title=Michael Vick Sued by Government Over Pension Transfer |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=a.inY8letrZE |access-date=October 25, 2015 |website=Bloomberg Business |publisher=[[Bloomberg L.P.]]}}</ref> The complaint alleged that some of the funds were used to pay restitution ordered in his dogfighting case.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 25, 2009 |title=Feds: Michael Vick illegally spent pension funds |url=https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/sports/nfl/2009/03/26/feds-michael-vick-illegally-spent-pension-funds/28702011007/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230410172453/https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/sports/nfl/2009/03/26/feds-michael-vick-illegally-spent-pension-funds/28702011007/ |archive-date=April 10, 2023 |access-date=April 5, 2023 |website=Sarasota Herald-Tribune |language=en-US}}</ref>

====Early proceedings====
In August 2008, [[trustee]] W. Clarkson McDow Jr. was appointed to manage Vick's bankruptcy. The trustee noted in court documents that Vick "has limited ability to arrange his finances and limited ability to participate in the bankruptcy case on an in-person basis." McDow wrote in court documents that it appeared Vick had "routinely relied upon others to make financial decisions for him, giving them discretionary control over large sums of money". McDow named Mary Wong and David A. Talbot as people who had obtained broad written authority to act as his [[attorney-in-fact]] over all of his financial affairs.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ledbetter |first=D. Orlando |date=August 15, 2008 |title=Vick could lose control of cash |url=http://www.ajc.com/sports/content/printedition/2008/08/15/vick.html?cxntlid=inform_artr |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090407004843/http://www.ajc.com/sports/content/printedition/2008/08/15/vick.html?cxntlid=inform_artr |archive-date=April 7, 2009 |access-date=November 2, 2008 |website=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution}}</ref>

Vick had hired Wong, a business manager in [[Omaha, Nebraska]], in the fall of 2007 on the recommendation of Falcons teammate [[Demorrio Williams]]. Wong helped cash in some of Vick's investments to provide restitution funds required by the federal court in his criminal case. According to a document filed by one of Vick's attorneys, she used a [[power of attorney]] from Vick to "wrongfully remove" at least another $900,000 from his various accounts. Court papers also alleged Wong "caused certain business entities owned by [Vick] to be transferred to her." Vick learned later that Wong had been permanently barred from working with any firm that traded on the New York Stock Exchange as the result of taking more than $150,000 from two elderly widows she met while working at [[Wells Fargo]].<ref name="espn1">{{Cite web |last=Munson |first=Lester |date=August 15, 2008 |title=ESPN – Bad advice, bad decisions: the loss of Michael Vick's fortune – NFL |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/columns/story?columnist=munson_lester&id=3537577 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081212205553/http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/columns/story?columnist=munson_lester&id=3537577 |archive-date=December 12, 2008 |access-date=November 2, 2008 |website=ESPN}}</ref>

Vick next turned to Talbot, a medical school graduate from [[Hackensack, New Jersey]] who claimed to have expertise in financial management. Vick later told the court he met Talbot in April 2008 through his brother, Marcus.<ref name="hamptonroads1">{{Cite web |last=Forster |first=Dave |date=August 30, 2008 |title=Michael Vick says he plans to play in NFL again |url=http://hamptonroads.com/2008/08/michael-vick-says-he-plans-play-nfl-again |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081013131520/http://hamptonroads.com/2008/08/michael-vick-says-he-plans-play-nfl-again |archive-date=October 13, 2008 |access-date=November 2, 2008 |website=Hampton Roads}}</ref> Talbot was to be paid $15,000 per month and took possession of one of Vick's cars, an $85,000 [[Mercedes-Benz]]. Vick later discovered that Talbot's résumé contained numerous false statements. Talbot had been accused of defrauding church members in [[New Jersey]]. The [[New Jersey Attorney General]] started legal action against Talbot for [[securities fraud]] over an alleged scheme to defraud investors of more than $500,000 by offering them "asset enhancement contracts" to be used to build a new church.<ref name="espn1" /> U.S. bankruptcy Judge Frank Santoro ordered that the Mercedes-Benz Vick gave Talbot be repossessed and sold, and that Talbot appear at a hearing on September 5.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Forster |first=Dave |date=August 23, 2008 |title=Vick adviser a no-show at Newport News bankruptcy hearing |url=http://hamptonroads.com/2008/08/vick-adviser-noshow-newport-news-bankruptcy-hearing |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081202225439/http://hamptonroads.com/2008/08/vick-adviser-noshow-newport-news-bankruptcy-hearing |archive-date=December 2, 2008 |access-date=November 2, 2008 |website=Hampton Roads}}</ref>

Paul K. Campsen, one of Vick's lawyers, told the court that Vick "has supported his mother, brother, fiancée and his two children" over the years.<ref name="dailypress2">{{Cite web |last=Dujardin |first=Peter |date=November 2, 2008 |title=VICK'S FAMILY MIGHT HAVE TO GIVE GIFT MONEY TO HIS CREDITORS |url=https://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-xpm-20080906-2008-09-06-0809050139-story.html |access-date=April 5, 2023 |website=Daily Press}}{{dead link|date=March 2017|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> He said Vick's financial problems included average monthly expenses of $12,225 for several large homes his family and friends were living in and a monthly income of just $277.69.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vivlamore |first=Chris |date=August 20, 2008 |title=Documents show Vick losing $12,000 per month |url=http://www.ajc.com/sports/content/sports/falcons/stories/2008/08/20/vick_bankruptcy_case_documents.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090407004956/http://www.ajc.com/sports/content/sports/falcons/stories/2008/08/20/vick_bankruptcy_case_documents.html |archive-date=April 7, 2009 |access-date=November 2, 2008 |website=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution}}</ref>

====Reorganization plan====
Vick's attorneys filed a first plan of reorganization through bankruptcy on November 12, 2008.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 12, 2008 |title=Case No. 08-50775-FJS. Chapter 11. Michael D. Vick, Debtor. Disclosure Statement With Respect to Debtor's First Amended Plan of Reorganization |url=http://hosted.ap.org/specials/interactives/_documents/vick_disclosure.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081123143704/http://hosted.ap.org/specials/interactives/_documents/vick_disclosure.pdf |archive-date=November 23, 2008 |access-date=November 19, 2020 |website=AP.org}}</ref> Under the plan, Vick was to sell three of his six homes. Vick's expenses, meanwhile, included support payments of approximately $30,000 a month. They included $14,531 a month to his mother, $12,363 a month to his fiancée and two daughters, and $3,500 a month to his former girlfriend Tameka Taylor, with whom he had a child. Creditors challenged Vick's spending plan given his loss of salary and suspension from the NFL. Vick's attorneys told the judge on November 13 that Vick "has every reason to believe that upon his release, he will be reinstated into the NFL, resume his career and be able to earn a substantial living."<ref name="hamptonroads.com" />

After creditors objected to the initial reorganization plan, Vick appeared in person before Santoro at a hearing in Newport News on April 2, 2009.<ref name="ajc.com" /> Santoro had decided not to allow testimony by video in March, saying he needed Vick in the courtroom to assess his demeanor and credibility.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Naqi |first=Kelly |date=March 25, 2009 |title=Vick leaves federal lockup in Kansas |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=4014730 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180116004220/http://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=4014730 |archive-date=January 16, 2018 |access-date=April 5, 2023 |website=ESPN |agency=Associated Press}}</ref> Vick testified that he intended to live a better life after prison. He said his crime was "heinous" and felt "true remorse".<ref name="autogenerated4">{{Cite web |last=Munson |first=Lester |date=April 3, 2009 |title=Even bankruptcy court isn't kind to Vick |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/columns/story?columnist=munson_lester&id=4040809 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027035111/https://www.espn.com/nfl/columns/story?columnist=munson_lester&id=4040809 |archive-date=October 27, 2020 |access-date=November 19, 2020 |website=ESPN}}</ref> Near the end of the hearing, Santoro rejected the plan as unsound, saying that it was too strongly predicated on Vick's return to the NFL and the substantial projected income it would bring, neither of which was assured.<ref name="Bankruptrevisionplan">{{Cite web |date=April 3, 2009 |title=Vick ordered by judge to revise plan |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=4040435 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180116004222/http://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=4040435 |archive-date=January 16, 2018 |access-date=January 15, 2018 |website=ESPN |agency=Associated Press}}</ref>

The judge commended Vick for trying to work out his financial mess after years of poor choices, but told Vick the numbers did not add up.<ref name="hamptonroads3">{{Cite web |last=McGlone |first=Tim |date=April 4, 2009 |title=Bankruptcy judge rejects Michael Vick's reorganization plan |url=http://hamptonroads.com/2009/04/bankruptcy-judge-rejects-michael-vicks-reorganization-plan |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180924105539/https://pilotonline.com/news/article_b6553bd6-7475-5ab2-b180-b61bfb1c2991.html |archive-date=September 24, 2018 |access-date=November 19, 2020 |website=The Virginian-Pilot}}</ref><ref name="autogenerated1">{{Cite news |last=Redmon |first=Jeremy |date=April 5, 2009 |title=Taking a look behind the figures of Vick's rejected bankruptcy plan |url=http://www.ajc.com/services/content/printedition/2009/04/05/vick0405.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090409130708/http://www.ajc.com/services/content/printedition/2009/04/05/vick0405.html |archive-date=April 9, 2009 |access-date=November 19, 2020 |work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution}}</ref> Santoro adjourned the case and told Vick to work with his advisers to create a new plan, suggesting Vick begin by [[liquidate|liquidating]] one or both of his Virginia homes, as well as three of the cars he intended to keep, and "buy a house more within his means."<ref>{{Cite news |last=O'Dell |first=Larry |date=April 4, 2009 |title=Judge rejects Vick plan to emerge from bankruptcy |url=http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/2009/apr/04/vick04_20090403-223103-ar-47345/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005234350/http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/2009/apr/04/vick04_20090403-223103-ar-47345/ |archive-date=October 5, 2012 |access-date=February 7, 2010 |work=Richmond Times-Dispatch}}</ref> Vick had testified that he felt obligated to provide for friends and family because of "where he had come from." Santoro told Vick that while that was commendable, "You cannot be everything to everybody. If you do, you're going to be nothing to anybody."<ref name="Bankruptrevisionplan" />

On April 28, attorneys met with Santoro and said they made substantial progress on a revised plan. They reported having settled all disputes with Vick's creditors, including Joel. On August 27, Santoro approved the revised reorganization plan. It was supported by all of Vick's creditors but one who was owed $13,000. Every creditor was to be paid back in six years on the condition that an estimated $9 million in assets be liquidated. Vick was allowed annual living expenses of $300,000 under the plan.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 27, 2009 |title=Judge OKs Vick's bankruptcy plan |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=4425724 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190105101228/http://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=4425724 |archive-date=January 5, 2019 |access-date=March 3, 2011 |website=[[ESPN.com]] |agency=Associated Press}}</ref> He could spend up to $3,500 a month for rent in Philadelphia and $750 for "utilities and miscellaneous". He was to pay $3,712 a month on the mortgage for his house in Hampton, Virginia, where his fiancée and two children lived, and could pay up to $1,355 per month in private school tuition for his children. Vick was also given up to $472 a month in car-related expenses. His mother was allowed $2,500 per month, and his former girlfriend Tameka Taylor was allotted $3,000 per month to support their son, Mitez.<ref name="Defenses and debt">{{Cite web |last=Munson |first=Lester |date=December 2, 2010 |title=Michael Vick's focus: Defenses and debt |url=https://www.espn.com/espn/commentary/news/story?page=munson%2F101202 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171016053118/http://www.espn.com/espn/commentary/news/story?page=munson%2F101202 |archive-date=October 16, 2017 |access-date=March 3, 2011 |website=[[ESPN.com]]}}</ref> Vick was not required to pay creditors during his first season with the Eagles. Vick paid his agent, [[Joel Segal (sports agent)|Joel Segal]], $32,500 in 2010, $104,000 in 2011, and would pay him $160,000 each year from 2012 to 2015 for a total of $776,500. He paid bankruptcy lawyers $748,750 in 2010, $1 million in 2011, and a total of $2.6 million.<ref name="Defenses and debt" />

==Endorsements==
During his career with the Falcons, Vick became a spokesperson for many companies. He had endorsement contracts with companies including [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]], [[EA Sports]], [[Coca-Cola]], [[Powerade]], [[Kraft Foods|Kraft]], [[Rawlings (company)|Rawlings]], [[Hasbro]], and [[AirTran Airways|AirTran]].<ref name="Endorsements">{{Cite magazine |title=Michael Vick, Forbes Top Celebrities |url=https://images.forbes.com/lists/2005/53/20CG.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405134049/https://images.forbes.com/lists/2005/53/20CG.html |archive-date=April 5, 2023 |access-date=May 22, 2007 |magazine=Forbes}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Howard |first=Theresa |date=September 28, 2003 |title=Where have baseball players' endorsements gone? |url=https://www.usatoday.com/money/advertising/adtrack/2003-09-28-visa_x.htm |access-date=June 2, 2007 |website=USA Today}}</ref>

Even before the animal cruelty case surfaced in 2007, however, Vick's corporate status had deteriorated. Among the negative incidents was his [[middle finger gesture]] to Atlanta football fans in 2006.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Briggs |first=Bill |date=July 18, 2007 |title=NFL megastar Vick's endorsements in danger |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna19834805 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151019031931/http://www.nbcnews.com/id/19834805/ |archive-date=October 19, 2015 |access-date=July 31, 2007 |website=NBC News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=November 28, 2006 |title=Fans Split On Vick's Finger Flip |url=http://www.wsbtv.com/news/10412257/detail.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070702160711/http://www.wsbtv.com/news/10412257/detail.html |archive-date=July 2, 2007 |access-date=July 31, 2007 |website=WSBTV}}</ref> Vick's first endorsement after being released from prison was a two-year deal on January 27, 2011, with Unequal Technologies, a company that produces football pads.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 25, 2011 |title=Michael Vick gets endorsement deal |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=6058831 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110129052814/http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=6058831 |archive-date=January 29, 2011 |access-date=March 2, 2011 |website=[[ESPN.com]] |agency=Associated Press}}</ref> Nike officially signed Vick again as an athlete on July 1, 2011. The company had been supplying him with complimentary gear since October 2009; his re-signing marked the first time a sponsor had brought back an athlete after dropping him.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bacon |first=Shane |date=July 1, 2011 |title=Michael Vick and Nike join forces once again |url=https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/michael-vick-nike-join-forces-once-again-180434648.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405150554/https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/michael-vick-nike-join-forces-once-again-180434648.html |archive-date=April 5, 2023 |access-date=July 11, 2011 |website=[[Yahoo! Sports]]}}</ref>

In 2012, Vick launched a sports clothing line called V7 to be sold exclusively at [[Modell's]]. Part of the proceeds was to go to the [[Boys & Girls Clubs of America|Boys and Girls Club]] of Philadelphia.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 11, 2012 |title=Eagles' Michael Vick launches sports clothing line |url=https://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/eagles-michael-vick-launches-sports-clothing-line-7588760 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405150554/https://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/eagles-michael-vick-launches-sports-clothing-line-7588760 |archive-date=April 5, 2023 |access-date=April 5, 2023 |website=PhiladelphiaEagles.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Charitable foundations==
Vick has been a principal in two charitable foundations, the Michael Vick Foundation and The Vick Foundation. In June 2006, Vick, along with his brother Marcus and mother Brenda, established The Vick Foundation, a nonprofit organization to support at-risk youth with after-school programs in the [[Atlanta metropolitan area|Metro Atlanta]] and Hampton Roads areas. The announcement of the new organization came just before the start of the foundation's first fundraiser, the Michael Vick Golf Classic. The inaugural event was held at the prestigious [[Kingsmill, Virginia|Kingsmill]] Golf Course in [[James City County, Virginia|James City County]] near [[Williamsburg, Virginia]] in partnership with The Virginia Tech Alumni Association Tidewater Chapter, and raised more than $80,000 for charity.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vick Foundation |url=http://www.vickfoundation.org/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080621214054/http://www.vickfoundation.org/ |archive-date=June 21, 2008 |access-date=November 2, 2008 |website=Vick Foundation}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=December 27, 2007 |title=Join the Team – Michael Vick Golf Classic |url=https://www.jointheteam.com/features/?f=316&t=22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20071227121332/https://www.jointheteam.com/features/?f=316&t=22 |archive-date=December 27, 2007 |website=Join the Team}}</ref> According to its 2006 federal tax return, the Michael Vick Foundation provided 100 backpacks to poor children in Newport News and paid for an after-school program.<ref name="ajc.com">{{Cite web |last=Judd |first=Alan |date=December 6, 2008 |title=Atlanta Falcons news |url=http://www.ajc.com/sports/content/sports/falcons/stories/2008/12/06/michael_vick_fortune.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100123062418/http://www.ajc.com/sports/content/sports/falcons/stories/2008/12/06/michael_vick_fortune.html |archive-date=January 23, 2010 |access-date=February 7, 2010 |website=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution}}</ref>

After the [[Virginia Tech massacre]] on April 16, 2007, Vick and the [[United Way of America|United Way]] donated $10,000 to assist families affected.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 18, 2007 |title=Former QB Vick makes donation for victims families |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=2842466 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070909171808/http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2842466 |archive-date=September 9, 2007 |access-date=May 22, 2007 |website=ESPN |agency=Associated Press}}</ref> The Vick Foundation collected donations from communities in Atlanta and Virginia to be placed in the United In Caring Fund for Victims of the Virginia Tech Tragedy and a special fund at the United Way of [[Montgomery County, Virginia|Montgomery]], [[Radford, Virginia|Radford]], and [[Floyd County, Virginia|Floyd]] counties, which serves the Virginia Tech area. The Vick Foundation said the money would be used to provide help with funeral expenses, transportation for family members and other support services.

==See also==
* [[List of NCAA major college football yearly passing leaders]]
* [[Dual-threat quarterback]]
* [[Racial issues faced by black quarterbacks]]
* [[List of left-handed quarterbacks]]

==References==
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* [https://nsuspartans.com/staff-directory/michael-vick/1407 Norfolk State profile]
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