March 4
Philadelphia Inquirer
columnist Stephen A. Smith
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He has lost millions. He has been out of federal custody only since July and is still seeking some semblance of redemption. One would think the last thing Michael Vick would do is tarnish his image any more than he already has. But then that would be assuming that the Eagles' reserve quarterback gave a shred of thought to what he was doing during a trip to Atlanta over the weekend. How Vick is clueless to this reality after all he has been through is beyond comprehension. The same guy who begged for a second chance from everyone from the National Football League to any dog-loving American decided to revert to his clueless ways in a different variety this time around. The "Gangsta Grillz" ..."
February 10
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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A contrite Michael Vick told an Atlanta radio station Wednesday he wishes he had shown more dedication to his craft while quarterbacking the Falcons. It was one of many regrets Vick expressed in the interview with 790 AM The Zone. "There was a lot more I could have done off the field and in the film room that could have elevated my game to a different level," Vick said. "I was complacent at the time, somewhat lazy, and I settled for mediocrity. I thought what I was doing was enough." In contrast, Vick, who will turn 30 in June, said he's training hard for what may be his last opportunity to start in the NFL. "I'm stronger, I feel fast and I'm back to my old-school workouts," he said. "I ..."
February 1
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
columnist Mark Bradley
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I was encouraged to hear that Michael Vick, in advance of his reality show that debuts Tuesday on BET , is saying he led "a double life," and I use the word "encouraged" advisedly. Because you don't know how many times I've asked myself and asked people who worked inside the building at 4400 Falcon Parkway if I/they had any hint — any hint — of what was to come. And I did not. Which might make me the world's worst reporter, except that I've not yet found anyone within the compound who saw it coming, either. I know, I know. People on the outside will harrumph and say they knew it all along because he wore his hair in corn rows and dressed in a manner different from, say, Peyton Manning. ..."
January 24
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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The Dallas Morning News is reporting that a man from Texas supplied former Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick with steroids when he played for the team. The man, David Jacobs, is identified in the report as a Plano steroids trafficker. According to the Morning News, Jacobs killed himself and his girlfriend in June 2008. They report that before killing himself, Jacobs admitted to being at a party with Vick and other Falcons players who used his drugs. The report comes after documents were released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture that detail the investigation into Vick's dog-fighting operation in Virginia. According to the documents, Vick, now a backup quarterback for the ..."
January 10
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Michael Vick seemed to get an "adrenaline high" when he killed dogs that didn't measure up at his now-defunct Virginia dog fighting operation, according to documents obtained by WSB TV. The records from the U.S. Department of Agriculture -- part of the federal investigation of the former Atlanta Falcons, now Philadelphia Eagle, quarterback - describe graphically how Vick and others at Bad Newz Kennels killed dogs that lost or refused to fight. Losing was not accepted, according to the records. "All of the pit bull dogs were destroyed after they lost a fight or refused to fight," an unnamed confidential witness told investigators. "The dog that won the fight was the only dog that was ..."