With the official retirement announcement in the books, the football story for Michael Vick is officially over. Never before in American sport has one witnessed such a meteoric rise and a crushing fall. In 2004, Vick inked a contract making him the highest paid player in the N.F.L.. In 2007, he was suspended without pay due to his involvement in a dog fighting ring. The quarterback that electrified Blacksburg on Saturdays became another barbershop conversation in what could have been. I have seen two other quarterbacks that had Vick’s ability. Tim Tebow from the University of Florida, and Cam Newton at Auburn.
Michael Vick Retirement Ends An Era
