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Vick, Michael Dwayne

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Born: 1980 AD
Currently alive, at 31 years of age.

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1980 - Born on the 26th of June in Newport News, Virginia. He is an American football quarterback whose rights are currently held by the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League.

2001 - Michael 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 out of there" and away from the violence and stress of daily life in the projects.

        - Vick was selected in the first round of the NFL Draft with the first overall pick.

        - Vick made his NFL debut at San Francisco on September.

2002 - In his two starts of the eight games played that season, Vick completed 50 of 113 passes for 785 yards with two touchdowns and three interceptions, including accounting for 234 of the team's 255 yards at the team’s season finale at St. Louis on January 6th.

       - Vick became a bona fide star and MVP candidate in his first season as a full-time starter at the age of 22.

      - He was named to his first Pro Bowl after starting all 15 games played, only missing a game to the New York Giants on October 13th due to a sprained shoulder.

2003 - Vick led the Atlanta Falcons to an upset victory over the heavily favored Green Bay Packers 27-7 in the NFC playoffs, ending the Packers' undefeated playoff record at Lambeau Field.

2004 - Vick was named to his second Pro Bowl after starting all 15 games played and completing 181 of 321 passes for 2,313 yards with 14 touchdowns and 12 interceptions while he also posted career-highs with 120 carries for 902 yards along with three rushing touchdowns.

       - On the 23rd of December, Vick signed a 10-year contract with the Atlanta Falcons worth $130 million with a $37 million signing bonus, making him the highest paid player in NFL history at that time and one of the highest paid ever in sports.

2005 - Vick was named to his third Pro Bowl after starting all 15 games played and completing 214 of 387 passes for 2,412 yards with 15 touchdowns and 13 interceptions.

       - In March, a woman named Sonya Elliott filed a civil lawsuit against Vick alleging she contracted genital herpes from Vick, in the autumn of 02', and that he failed to inform her that he had the disease.

2006 - On October, against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Vick had his first game in which he threw three or more touchdowns.

2007 - He was suspended August 24th, by the league indefinitely pending the Bad Newz Kennels dog fighting investigation.


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