The Michael Vick Project Premieres On BET

I been stuck at my gomar’s spot this whole week and she likes to live in the Stone Age, which means she lacks even the basics of cable, so I didn’t get a chance to see the much-anticipated debut of BET’s reality series “The Michael Vick Project,” until yesterday. The show follows the legend as he tries to make his way back into society after the 2 year bid on dog fighting charges. In the first installment, Vick went back to the scene of the crime, his former Virginia home which housed the Bad Newz Kennels operation which he funded, but was maintained by a group of friends and family who eventually dimed out the hand that fed them.

Even though Vick was given the harshest sentence of all of the people involved in the ring, it should be noted that besides his financial investment, he probably had the least to do with the day-to-day operations, which included the murdering of numerous dogs that didn’t perform up to standards. Between games, practice (we talking about practice), doctors appointments, side-boos, OTA’s, minicamps and training camps, there wasn’t a lot of time in Vick’s scheduled for murking dogs. But since he had braids at the time and a damn near $100 mill in the bank, it was obvious that he was going to take the fall. Via The Huffington Post

Parts II and III of Michael Vick’s return after the jump…

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Mike Vick Gives Falcons The Business

A huge Unome! goes out to the Legend Mike Vick, for having his best game of the season at the place he use to call home. Atlanta may not be Vick’s hometown, but it was definitely his adopted city after his time with the Falcons. After being incarcerated for those dogfighting shenanigans and getting booted by Arthur Blank, many thought they would never see Vick dominate in the Georgia Dome again. On Sunday, they found out that this wasn’t going to be the case as the Legend came back to his old stadium and did work, accounting for 2 TD in the Eagles demoralizing victory.

Vick was the first to admit that he was a little nervous coming back to the city that he use to run like numbers, with his legendary #7 still being rocked heavily around town. The initial response to Vick was a solid mix of cheers and boos, that resonated throughout the stadium. But by the time it was said and done, Mike Vick showed flashbacks of his former self and had nearly the entire crowd on their feet cheering him on. Chants of “We Want Vick” could be heard at various points throughout the game, and even though the hometown crowd was sad to see their team take the loss, the respect they showed to their former field general makes your heart flutter.

Video of Falcons fans cheering after Mike Vick’s rushing TD after the jump…

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Spotted: Mike Vick Hollers At Bernard Hopkins Fight

(Damn, Sugar Shane Mosley looks strung out)

Who knew that Mike Vick and Bernard Hopkins were knigs? The Legend, getting ready to face his former team this weekend, took some time out of his schedule to watch Bernard Hopkins defeat Enrique Ornelas by a 12-round unanimous decision in Philly Wednesday. The win was supposed to set up a fight with Roy Jones next year, but after Danny Green got up in Jones’ ass like a wedgie during their fight in Australia, the match is like a fart in the wind now.

Unome! Vick Gets To Keep His Bonus Cheese

Even though he’s played about as much as Plaxico Burress this season, our knig Mike Vick has something to smile about. The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sided with Vick and awarded him $16 million in bonuses owed to him by the Atlanta Falcons. The team initially won an arbitration and refused to break bread with their former #1 pick. But Judge David Doty, who handles a number of cases for the NFL, ruled that Vick is owed the cheese because he earned the bonuses before heading to the clink on an 18-month bid for dogfighting charges.

Vick filed for bankruptcy earlier this year and signed a 2-year contract with the Eagles, with $1.6 mill heading his (and his creditor’s) way this season, with a team option for a little over $5 mill next year. At this point it is a general consensus that Vick will be making his next move his best one next season, preferably heading to a team where he can actually get some burn, of which there are a plenty. Either way Vick is going to have a little more cake in his pocket to get it cracking on those lonely nights when spankwire just won’t cut it.

Not Funny: Jimmy Kimmel Continues Vick Bashing

If you watch Jimmy Kimmel, which we rarely do except around NBA playoff time when the skits are decently funny, then you know he isn’t Michael Vick’s biggest fan. The Late-night host regularly mocks the Eagles QB whenever he gets the opportunity. Check out this clip from one of his recent shows in which he talks about Vick’s new docu-series scheduled to air on BET in 2010. While we are never opposed to the clowning of anybody, it at least should be funny. Geez.

Nike Rolling With Vick Again

One of the sickest Nike commercials of all time, the Briscoe High series, paying homage to Marlin Briscoe, the first African-American to start an NFL game in the modern era. Featuring Vick, Primetime, Steve Young, L.T., Urlacher, Don Shula, Urban Meyer, Matt Leinart and our dude Ryan. Briscoe makes a cameo at 0:35.

UPDATE:  Nike Reps are denying that Vick actually has a contract releasing a statement saying, “Nike does not have a contractual relationship with Michael Vick. We have agreed to supply product to Michael Vick as we do a number of athletes who are not under contract with Nike.” 

After severing ties with the legend after he caught his case, the big wigs over at Nike have decided that Mike Vick ain’t so bad, giving the Eagles quarterback a new deal to rock shoes and apparel. Before Vick caught his bid, he was one of the Nike’s bottom beezies, moving product and handling their business with a global presence.

His re-signing is a good sign for Vick, who was ostracized and really stomped down on by animal rights groups for his limited participation in a small-scale dogfighting ring. While Vick was punished for funding the operation and personally killing few dogs, he was essentially the fall guy cause he had the most cheese which excluded him from cutting a deal with prosecutors.

America is all about second chances and Nike realized that if the NFL and the one of the most cold-hearted Dons of all time (Roger Goodell) can give Vick a second chance, so should the swoosh. Vick is slowly getting his life and career back in order and continues to pay his debt to society by speaking out against animal cruelty and trying to be a better role model. The bottom line is he committed a crime, did his time. If the man wants to get a drink, or even holler at a titty bar in his spare time, like many squares do all the time, that is his business.

NFL Week 3: Vick’s Back, Lions Snap Losing Streak

Eagles 34, Chiefs 14 - Even though he only got in for 11 plays, the legend that is Mike Vick is back in the NFL for the first time since 2006. In his sparing usage Vick did manage to rush for 8 yards but did not complete a pass. DeSean Jackson’s career-high 149 receiving yards were highlighted by his sick flip into the endzone, we think he’s got that whole thing figured out now and might be Pro Bowl caliber. Kevin Kolb looked pretty solid, becoming the first player to pass for 300 or more yards in their first 2 starts. Meanwhile the Chiefs are sh*tty…again. Preseason included, Todd Haley’s team hasn’t won a game this year. Tis tough.

Vikings 27, 49ers 24 - If AP can stay healthy and Favre just continues to play solid, the Vikings will go to the Super Bowl. The Bay was ready to go dumb with this one, but with time running out Brett Favre came through with another legendary play, hitting receiver Greg Lewis in the endzone for the game-winning touchdown. The dude may be old, but he’s trying to go out like Jordan should have, but he didn’t have a squad like Favre does.

Lions 19, Redskins 14 - Even though Detroit still sucks, they are getting it going tonight after the Lions snapped a 19-game losing streak that dated back to the end of the 2007 season. It sucks losing but it’s even worse being a loser. Jim Schwartz is trying to erase that feeling in a city that has been down but not out like a Cam and Kanye track.

Bengals 23, Steelers 20 - The Bengals are on pace to debunk the curse of Hard Knocks. After tricking off their opener to the Broncos on a freak play, they have responded nicely with wins the past 2 weeks. The AFC North is going to be a beast this year (minus the Browns). The Steelers are still trying to figure it out and have lost their last 3 road games.

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WTF! Kolb To Start But Vick Will Get Some Burn

The moment that we have been waitng for, Mike Vick’s return to the NFL, is almost finally here. Even though Donovan McNabb will probably miss another week with that fractured rib and all signs point to Kevin Kolb getting another chance to trick off a game, Eagles offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg said that Vick will definitely get some playing time.

Even though Vick is a little disappointed with his current situation he still has to be glad that after all this time (most of which was unwarranted) he will be able to continue his professional career and hopefully break bread with all of the creditors that are looming, waiting for their share.

In an interview that Vick did for CBS, which will air Sunday before the game, Vick said “This is not the exact scenario I thought would play out, I thought I’d be playing with a team and actually starting.” To be quite honest we did too, but now at least Vick will get the opportunity to show what he can do.