Michael Vick

Michael Dwayne Vick is a professional football quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League. He beforehand played for the Atlanta Falcons for six seasons prior to serving 18 months in jail for his involvement in an illegal dog fighting ring. Vick played at Virginia Tech in college, where as a freshman he was third in the Heisman Trophy balloting. He left after his 2nd year to enter the NFL, and was drafted first overall by the Atlanta Falcons in the 2001 NFL Draft. In six seasons with the Falcons, he gained extensive popularity for his show on the field, and led the Falcons to the playoffs twice. Vick is known for regularly running the ball, and ranks third among quarterbacks in career rushing yards.

In April 2007, Vick was caught up in an widespread and illegal interstate dog fighting ring that had operated over a period of five years. In August 2007, he pled guilty to federal criminal act charges, and was then sent to prison for 23 months. With loss of his NFL salary and product endorsement deals, combined with earlier financial negligence, Vick filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in July 2008.