Michael Vick will give his fans and foes access into his life ‘after the fall’ in a new Docu-Series premiering on BET this February.
‘The Michael Vick Project’ will follow the iconic and polarizing professional football player as he journeys on the road to redemption — in both his personal and professional life. The cameras will not only capture the NFL star’s return to football after a two-year prison sentence stemming from his association with a dog fighting ring, but will also focus on much of his life prior to that turning point, according to BET. Viewers will be given an unfiltered and personal experience of Vick as he restores his past and starts fresh for the future — not only for himself, but for his family and fiancee, Kijafa.
Now, having signed a contract with the Philadelphia Eagles, Vick is back on track to repair his troubled past by reclaiming a prominent place in the NFL and revitalizing his badly damaged image in the community by becoming a spokesperson for the Humane Society.
“It’s our hope that this documentary series will serve as means towards Michael Vick’s search for his own personal truth and how the choices he made ultimately changed his life,” said James DuBose, CEO, DuBose Entertainment. “Mike’s life may be unique, but his story is one that could be told ten times over by young men who find themselves faced with trials and tribulations. His truth has come by way of bad choices. His triumph will come by way of his commitment to change.”
Once one of the most popular – and highest paid – quarterbacks in the NFL, Vick now finds himself bankrupt, an ex-con, and barely a blip on the professional football radar screen. His fanbase has been decimated and he’s lost many of the friends and family members that were once fixtures in his life. He hopes the docu-series will help others by providing an honest glimpse into his mind and heart, in light of those self-imposed circumstances.
“I am not doing this documentary to show people that I’m back and unchanged by the experiences of the last few years,” said Vick. “I’m allowing the cameras to see the truth — the good, the bad and the ugly results of my decisions — with the sincere hope that it will positively affect others’ lives and prevent someone out there from making the same mistakes I did.”
It will be a long road to redemption, especially if the Atlantan sports fan populace has anything to do with. Many die hard Falcons supporters still blame the once revered athelete for ruining the team and it’s likely they’ll view the project as an opportunistic publicity stunt. Forgiveness is sometimes hard to come by…
‘The Michael Vick Project,’ executive produced by DuBose Entertainment, Category 5 (T.I.’s “Road to Redemption”), and Michael Vick’s own MV7 Productions, premieres on BET Tuesday, February 2 at 10:00 P.M.EST.
-gerald radford
