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Mike Vick, Construction Worker?

Apr 2, 2009 – 10:15 PM
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JJ Cooper

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Michael Vick's bankruptcy hearing on Thursday went pretty much as expected. There was the news that he'll be paid $600,000 for cooperating with a video company producing a documentary on him, and there were some explanations over how Vick will repay the many creditors he owes money.

But slipped in among all that was the rather shocking news that Vick already has a potential job lined up. If the NFL won't reinstate him right away, he already has another job offer -- as a construction worker.

The construction job will apparently pay $10 an hour, which means it won't do much to whack away the massive amounts of debt Vick still has, but the good news for Vick is that he'd be able to keep all of it if the court accepts his settlement--his proposed settlement would allow him to keep the first $750,000 he earns each year.

It's very hard to imagine that Vick will spend much time manning a shovel, a jackhammer or a Bobcat, but hey, it is a way to show that he's willing to do whatever he needs to do to earn a paycheck and restore his name.
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