It's an unfortunate situation. After such a great play I felt like I got hit late, no flag, broke my hand. That's it. That's pretty much been the story for the past three weeks, and obviously at some point something catastrophic was going to happen, and I broke my hand.

It contained a team option for the 2010 season worth $5 million. The judgment of $1. During the season Vick appeared on the cover of an ESPN The Magazine issue.

Hurt financially by the loss of his NFL salary and product endorsement deals combined with previous financial mismanagement Vick filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in July 2008. In April 2007 Vick was implicated in an illegal interstate dog fighting ring that had operated for five years.