Vick becomes highest-paid player
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Michael Vick became the richest player in the league by agreeing to call Atlanta home for the next decade. The Falcons&#39; quarterback signed a 10-year, $130-million contract
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Michael Vick broke a 34-year-old record Saturday night and set his sights on another milestone &#151; 1,000 yards. The Atlanta Falcons' one-of-a-kind quarterback eclipsed Bobby Douglass' mark for most rushing yards in a season by a quarterback in Saturday night's game against the Dallas Cowboys.
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MINNEAPOLIS -- Jailed quarterback Michael Vick can keep all but $3.75 million of the nearly $20 million in bonus money he received from the Atlanta Falcons following a ruling Monday by a federal judge. The Falcons sought to recover the bonuses after Vick pleaded guilty to federal charges in a...
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Atlanta Falcons star quarterback Michael Vick has been indicted on federal charges stemming from an alleged dog fighting ring at a property he owned in Virginia, federal prosecutors announced Tuesday.
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Pittsburgh Steelers star safety Troy Polamalu signed a four-year contract extension on Monday that made him the team's highest-paid player and one of the NFL's top-paid defensive backs.
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Making Michael Vick &#151; one of the NFL's most exciting players &#151; look ordinary for much of the day, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers dominated Atlanta 27-0 Sunday to keep the first-place Falcons from clinching the NFC South championship.
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Flowery Branch, GA -- Atlanta Falcons star quarterback Michael Vick agreed to a 10-year contract Thursday that is worth more than $100 million and also guarantees the star quarterback an NFL-record $37 million in bonuses, according to an official source
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TAMPA -- Everywhere Michael Vick turned, there were red Tampa Bay Buccaneers jerseys. Making one of the NFL's most exciting players look ordinary for much of the day, the Bucs dominated Atlanta, 27-0, yesterday to keep the first-place Falcons from clinching the NFC South championship. Simeon Rice became the 22d player in league history to reach 100 sacks, getting Vick ...
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Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick faces criminal charges and a possible prison sentence for allegedly participating in an enterprise that trained pit bulls for death matches in which spectators bet on the outcome, federal prosecutors announced Tuesday.
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Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick was indefinitely suspended without pay Friday, the National Football League said on its Web site. Vick earlier filed court papers admitting being part of a dogfighting ring.
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Michael Vick agreed to a 10-year contract worth more than &#36;100 million with the Atlanta Falcons that also guarantees the star quarterback an NFL-record &#36;37 million in bonuses, an official close to the negotiations said Thursday.
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The National Football League ordered star quarterback Michael Vick on Monday not to report to training camp with his Atlanta Falcons after he was indicted on dog-fighting charges.
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By GEORGE HENRY Associated Press Writer. making a commitment says a lot, not just to me, but to our team. It means a lot. Vick confirmed that the deal is worth over $100 million.
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Bob Sanders' big hits have finally paid off in a big way. The two-time Pro Bowler signed a five-year contract extension Friday, a deal that will keep him with the Indianapolis Colts through 2012 and makes him one of the league's highest-paid safeties.
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FLOWERY BRANCH, Georgia (Ticker) - After winning his first division title and earning his second Pro Bowl berth, Michael Vick received a multi-year contract extension.
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Louisville football coach Bobby Petrino received a $1 million-per-year contract after leading the Cardinals to their highest ranking ever.
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Jailed quarterback Michael Vick can keep nearly $20 million in bonus money he received from the Atlanta Falcons following a ruling Monday by a federal judge.