The days of former Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick being confined to a penitentiary are soon to be over, as the former NFL star is set to be escorted into a halfway house within the next week.
Vick isn’t scheduled for release until July 20, but could serve the last few months of his sentence in his hometown, Newport News, Va.
Vick’s next NFL landing spot has been widely speculated across the league, but it still remains unclear whether he will be reinstated by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell.
“We believe he is ultimately going to be reinstated by the NFL,” said Vick’s bankruptcy attorney, Michael Blumenthal.
Being reinstated may be the easiest part of Vick’s post-penitentiary process. Regaining support from the fans may be impossible.
Vick was once on top of the NFL world. He was the league’s highest-paid player, a regular on highlight reels, possessed one of the more popular selling jerseys and his face was the centerpiece of several video games, magazines and commercials.
For Vick to regain even half of his star appeal would be a major victory on his side.
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