Vick’s $20 million victory
February 4, 2008 at 12:13 pm by Scott Freeman in News, SportsA federal judge ruled today that former Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick is entitled to most of the $20 million in bonus money that he was paid by the team prior to his imprisonment on dogfighting convictions.
A special master had ruled in October that Vick had to return all the money to the Falcons. The NFL player’s union appealed that decision and U.S. District Judge David Doty of Minneapolis ruled that returning the money would violate the league’s collective bargaining agreement. He ruled that the league can only recoup bonus money, and only $3.75 million of the Vick money came from a signing bonus.
While the Falcons try to breathe life into their franchise, Vick remains in federal prison in Leavenworth, Kan. No word on whether he was able to watch the Super Bowl.
February 4th, 2008 at 2:59 pm
Score another union victory for the oppressed worker.
February 4th, 2008 at 3:18 pm
Dale: That, my friend, is a great comment!
February 4th, 2008 at 5:56 pm
lol! Perfect, Dale.
February 4th, 2008 at 7:47 pm
even a blind squirrell finds a nut every so often