Michael Vick was a very famous person that had a downfall. Michael Vick was famous for playing in the NFL. He was drafted to the Atlanta Falcons in 2001 as the first pick in the draft. He played for the Falcons for Six seasons then went to the Eagles for five years. In his career he finished with an eighty point four quarterback rating making him an elite quarterback at the time. Proof that Vick was famous is that he currently has over 2.9 million followers on twitter and is verified. Because Michael Vick was a quarterback in the NFL he became famous. During Michael Vick’s career he violated some rules and got in big trouble for it. On December 11 2007 Michael Vick was sentenced to prison for 23 months. He was charged with running a dogfighting operation with a few friends and lying about being a part of the illegal operation. In the operation he would train dogs mainly pitbulls because they had strong jaws. If the dogs weren't good enough they would kill them with various methods such as hanging, electrocution and drowning. This charge can possibly get you five years in prison. The NFL suspended him indefinitely without pay at all after he admitted to taking part in the dog operation with a few friends. This overall hurt his career and taught him a huge lesson. …show more content…
Protests were held that were against him being able to play in the NFL ever again. The NFL suspended him indefinitely because of his actions. He got a lot of hate on social media websites like Twitter and Facebook. Many Pittsburgh Steelers fans were upset that the team signed Vick as a backup quarterback in 2015. Also some people backed him up after he served his time and did extra things to help animals out and push to stop animal cruelty. A big one is Fox Sports, They recently signed vick despite the criticism because they believe he has changed and is a complete different person