All posts containing the tag: "dogfighting"
Posted Aug 14th 2009 12:15PM by TMZ Staff
The Michael Vick "Please Don't Pelt Me with Objects" tour began today as Vick addressed the press for the first time as a member of the Philadelphia Eagles.
Vick said all the right things -- like "I won't disappoint," "Playing in the NFL is a privilege, not a right," and "You only get one shot at a second chance" -- but he's still got a long way to go to win over the fans of Philly.
Remember, these are the same people that booed Santa Claus.
Filed under: TMZ Sports
Tags: dog fighting, DogFighting, dogs, michael vick, MichaelVick, philadelphia eagles, PhiladelphiaEagles
Posted Aug 13th 2009 5:59PM by TMZ Staff
Let the booing begin -- Michael Vick has officially been signed by an NFL team.
Vick's agent told ESPN the quarterback/canine's worst nightmare just signed a two-year deal with the Philadelphia Eagles.
Details of the deal have yet to be released, but you can bet the doghouse he won't reclaim his spot as the NFL's highest paid player.
Filed under: TMZ Sports
Tags: dogfighting, football, michael vick, MichaelVick, nfl, philadelphia eagles, PhiladelphiaEagles
Posted Aug 12th 2009 4:05PM by TMZ Staff
We now know why we spotted Michael Vick trolling around the Chicago airport -- he's there to howl about the unethical treatment of canines at an event for the Humane Society of the United States.
A rep for the H.S. tells us Vick just spoke at an anti-dog fighting event in the Englewood section of the city -- which will help raise awareness about his efforts to clean up his own image.
If you're sad you missed Vick's speech, don't worry, the H.S. rep tells us it's all a part of his probation and he'll be doing this for "months and years" to come.
Filed under: TMZ Sports, Exclusives
Tags: dog fighting, DogFighting, football, humane society, HumaneSociety, michael vick, MichaelVick
Posted Aug 12th 2009 12:55PM by TMZ Staff
UPDATE: Jim Christman, the media services manager for the Bears, tells us Vick is not in town to meet with the Bears and he is definitely not joining the team.
Attention Fantasy Football Nerds: TMZ shot footage of Michael Vick in Chicago last night -- which begs the million dollar question ... is Vick destined for Da Bears!?
Dude wasn't in the mood to talk when we spotted him at O'Hare Airport in Chi-Town -- but with rumors swirling that he's close to a deal with a mystery NFL team, this footage could be a HUGE clue.
The message here: If your commissioner is stupid enough to hold an early draft, don't select Jay Cutler just yet...
Filed under: TMZ Sports, Exclusives
Tags: bears, chicago, dogfight, dogfighting, football, michael vick, MichaelVick, nfl, ohare, quarterback
Posted May 20th 2009 11:10AM by TMZ Staff
A whole lotta pooches probably aren't too happy Michael Vick was released from prison this morning -- but we found at least one guy who is: Retired football player Warren Sapp.
Last night outside Villa, Sapp said Vick has paid "more than enough" for bankrolling a dogfighting ring, and calls his release "A beautiful thing."
Vick will serve his final two months of his federal sentence on house arrest in his Hampton, Va. home.
Filed under: TMZ Sports
Tags: dogfighting, dogfights, michael vick, release, video, warren sapp
Posted May 20th 2009 8:20AM by TMZ Staff
Lock up your puppies -- Michael Vick is out of prison.
Vick left prison early this morning and is on his way to his home in Hampton, Va. where he will serve the final two months of his federal sentence on house arrest.
His release was shrouded in secrecy over concerns for his safety.
Vick served the past 19 months at Leavenworth Penitentiary in Kansas after pleading guilty to bankrolling a dogfighting ring.
Filed under: TMZ Sports
Tags: dog fighting, DogFighting, michael vick, MichaelVick, prison
Posted Jul 8th 2008 1:20PM by TMZ Staff
Nobody knows the trouble Michael Vick's seen. Now the star of the prison football team says he's broke as a joke!
Vick, who's currently serving a karma-endorsed 23-month sentence in the Federal pen, filed for Chapter 11 in U.S. Bankruptcy Court Monday. In the papers, he says he owes between $10 and $50 million to creditors.
In the docs, the convicted animal abuser says he hopes he can "rebuild his life on a personal and spiritual level, resurrect his image as a public figure, and resolve matters with the NFL such that he can resume his career."
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, TMZ Sports, Critters
Tags: Animal Abuse, AnimalAbuse, Bankruptcy Court, BankruptcyCourt, Dog Fighting, DogFighting, Michael Vick, MichaelVick, NFL
Posted Jun 10th 2008 7:15AM by TMZ Staff
Virginia doesn't want Michael Vick on its mind until he's done serving his first sentence for dogfighting.
A county prosecutor in Va. says that Vick's not worth the jack it'll take to spring the canine-killin' QB out of federal prison and try him on state charges -- then return him and his fellow defendants to their separate big houses. (And we don't mean their mansions.)
MV is serving a 23-month prison sentence after pleading guilty to conspiracy and dog fighting.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, TMZ Sports
Tags: Dogfighting, Michael Vick, MichaelVick, Quarte Back, QuarteBack
Posted Oct 19th 2007 12:35PM by TMZ Staff
Financial woes continue for dogfighting QB Michael Vick, who now has his Georgia home on the market. In the doghouse! Ruff!
TMZ has learned that Vick is selling his mansion in Duluth for $4.5 million. The listing says the home features 7 bedrooms, 8.5 baths, and is waterfront property on set on 1.5 acres. Dogfights, anybody?
The estimated monthly payment for the house is $23,206, costly for Vick -- who stands to lose millions in Atlanta Falcons bonuses. He is also still suspended from playing, which puts a big bite in his income!
Vick plead guilty to a federal dogfighting charge stemming from a bust at his other home in Virginia. Could that one be next?
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Celebrity Pay Dirt, TMZ Sports
Tags: Dogfighting, Michael Vick, MichaelVick
Posted Sep 5th 2007 10:49AM by TMZ Staff
Whoopi is the new Rosie on "The View," in more ways than one! Day one, and she's already pissed off a whole lotta people, including animal rights group PETA. Goldberg defended Michael Vick by saying there are things that are "indicative to certain parts of our country," ... meaning the South.
PETA President Ingrid Newkirk fired off an email to Whoopi that very politely said just how ignorant Whoopi's statement was. "I think a lot of people who live and work in the South -- as PETA does -- will not appreciate the "view" that cruelty to dogs is an accepted Southern pastime. Those who fight dogs do so in New York, Chicago, and even the Republic of 
Ireland, and what unites them is lawlessness and callousness, not whether they eat grits or Belgian waffles for breakfast." Newkirk went on to say that "animals are as vulnerable to abuse as children are, and they need your voice more than Vick does right now." Whoops!
UPDATE: On today's "View" Whoopi said she was "not condoning" Vick's actions. It sure sounded as though she was making excuses for them.
Filed under: The View
Tags: dog fighting, DogFighting, michael vick, MichaelVick, peta, southern, the view, TheView, whoopi
