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Falcons owner wants Vick back in NFL, not Atlanta

Oct. 14, 2008
Falcons owner Arthur Blank wants to see imprisoned quarterback Michael Vick back in the NFL. But the door isn't open in Atlanta.
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SUSSEX, Va., Nov. 25 (UPI) -- A Virginia judge gave quarterback Michael Vick a suspended sentence Tuesday after he pleaded guilty to a dogfighting charge.

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NORFOLK, Va., Oct. 20 (UPI) -- Marcus Vick, the brother of jailed football star Michael Vick, was convicted Monday of driving under the influence in Virginia, prosecutors said.

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CHRISTIANSBURG, Va., Sept. 16 (UPI) -- Marcus Vick, a former Virginia Tech quarterback and younger brother of Michael Vick, has settled a lawsuit over a sexual relationship with a teenager.

Vick earning pennies behind bars

ATLANTA , April 7 (UPI) -- Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank said imprisoned player Michael Vick told him he is earning 12 cents an hour by washing pots and pans behind bars.
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Vick won't have to repay entire $20M bonus

MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Atlanta quarterback Michael Vick, serving a jail term on dogfighting charges, will be allowed to keep at least some of $20 million in bonuses from the Falcons.

Falcons name new head coach

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Vick asked for leniency in letter to judge

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Falcons Coach Petrino going to Arkansas

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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch