The Michael Vick Project: Episode 1
Before moving forward, Mike takes a look back.
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Family Prayer - Mike and his family crowd around the dinner table for prayer.
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Childhood - As a child, Mike played football here, and also saw some of the bad behaviors that would affect his life later.
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Rookie Of The Year - Mike recalls becoming the 1999 Rookie of the Year at Virginia Tech, but he says adjusting to college life wasn’t easy.
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Dog Fighting - Mike’s brother recalls the two looking out of their window and seeing older people fight dogs as early as the age of 7.
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NFL - Mike reveals that after becoming the first Black quarterback drafted #1, he would fly home every Tuesday to check on his growing collection of dogs.
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Big Spender - Mike and his fiancée Kajifa enjoyed shopping sprees, a big house and cars once the money came, but people wanted handouts. Mike says he began supporting many other people.
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Warnings - Mike says that four people, including his mother, urged him to stop participating in dog fighting.
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Power Of Money - Mike agrees with his brother when he admits that he let money change him.
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The Search - After a cousin was caught with 3 oz. of marijuana and gave Mike’s address, the police searched the house and discovered the dogs.
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Embarrassed - Mike didn’t take phone calls from his mother or the Falcons’ head coach after the dogs were found.
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Denial - Mike says he didn’t understand the seriousness of the situation until he was indicted. Until then, he publicly denied his involvement in dog fighting.