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Giants Rout Falcons, 24-2

Sun, 08 Jan 2012 15:38:41 CST

Even Eli Manning's feet are dangerous. Manning punctuated his best pro season today by throwing for three touchdowns and scrambling for a 14-yard gain that woke up New York's offense. He sparked the Giants to a 24-2 rout of the Atlanta Falcons in the NFC wild-card game, his team's first...

Green Bay Routs Atlanta; Steelers Beat Ravens

Sat, 15 Jan 2011 22:19:14 CST

The Pittsburgh Steelers and Green Bay Packers are moving on in the NFL playoffs: The Steelers beat the Baltimore Ravens 31-24 despite trailing 21-7 at halftime. As bad as Pittsburgh was in the first half, the Ravens were worse in the second. Pittsburgh scored three times on three Baltimore turnovers,...

BET's Michael Vick Project a Little Too Redemptive

Harry Kimball — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 11:20:00 CST

Critics agree BET's The Michael Vick Project is conveniently focused more on the NFL star's comeback than on the horrid crime that laid him low in the first place. Still, some find the 8-episode "quasi-documentary" appealing: Vick presents himself as reformed, Robert Lloyd writes in the Los Angeles Times , but...

Vick Vows He 'Won't Disappoint'

Matt Cantor — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 12:06:33 CDT

Michael Vick says he “won’t disappoint” as a player for of the Eagles, the Philadelphia Daily News reports. “I’m glad to have an opportunity at a second chance,” said the convicted felon and newly signed quarterback. He said at a press conference today he had “ done some terrible things, made...

Vick Signs With Eagles

John Johnson — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 20:54:19 CDT

Michael Vick is back in the NFL. The recently released dog-fighter signed a surprise two-year deal with the Philadelphia Eagles, reports ESPN. Vick—who claims debt of about $4 million—will get $1.6 million the first year with the possibility of $5.2 million the second. He can immediately...

Feds Spring Vick; Appeal to NFL Up Next

Drew Nelles — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 10:30:00 CDT

Michael Vick’s 23-month federal dogfighting sentence ended today, paving the way for the disgraced football player to finagle a return to the NFL, the AP reports. Two prison officials appeared at Vick’s house today, likely to remove the electronic ankle monitor he’s sported for the past two months. The NFL...

Vick's New Gig: Counselor at Boys & Girls Club

Nick McMaster — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:20:01 CDT

Michael Vick has begun working at a Virginia summer camp after leaving his job as a construction worker, the Virginian-Pilot reports. The former Atlanta Falcons quarterback is finishing up two months of house arrest after his conviction for abetting dogfighting; he’s required to work a job. Vick began yesterday helping...

Falcons Release Vick

John Johnson — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 09:49:02 CDT

Michael Vick may yet fling a football again in the NFL, but it won't be for the Atlanta Falcons. The team today released its former quarterback, who is close to completing his federal sentence for dogfighting, reports the Journal-Constitution . The Falcons had hoped to trade Vick—who is still awaiting...

Vick Sprung From Prison

Wed, 20 May 2009 09:03:06 CDT

Michael Vick has left a Kansas prison and is on his way back to Virginia, where he'll be confined to his home for 2 months, one of the suspended NFL star's lawyers says. Vick left the federal penitentiary at Leavenworth overnight, ostensibly for a home he owns in Hampton. The...