Michael Vick given bankruptcy deadline

NORFOLK, Va., June 9 (UPI) -- Lawyers for former Atlanta Falcons star quarterback Michael Vick said Tuesday his bankruptcy plan will depend on his getting back in the game.

A judge told Vick at a hearing in Norfolk that a plan must be accepted by the end of the summer, The Virginian-Pilot reported.

Vick, 28, has been under house arrest since his release from federal prison, where he served a sentence for running a dog-fighting operation at his home in rural Virginia. He said nothing to reporters at the hearing in federal court.

Bankruptcy Judge Frank Santoro told Vick and his lawyers that the first bankruptcy plan he put forward, which Santoro rejected, "left something to be desired."

Vick, under indefinite suspension by the NFL, is trying to get back into professional football. His lawyers said the next bankruptcy plan would depend on his getting a contract.

The Falcons, Vick's largest creditors, are owed $7 million. His debts total $25 million.