MICHAEL Vick is being chased down by debt creditors attempting to force him into bankruptcy.
Just days after signing a deal to become the next head coach of Norfolk State football, Vick now has creditors breathing down his neck.
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Court documents show three creditors, Gerald Lee Craig, Eduardo D Arkos, and Kathleen Safreed, filed involuntary Chapter 7 bankruptcy petitions against Vick and his wife Kijafa, according to TMZ Sports.
The collectors are attempting to obtain a large sum of money from Vick, but his attorney is calling the move “frivolous.”
The creditors claim they have a $509,652 judgement against Vick and his wife for a loan in 2018 that was never paid off.
They want to place Vick into bankruptcy in the hopes of retrieving that money from him.
Vick’s attorney, Arthur J. Jones, slammed these proceedings in a statement.
“This frivolous attempt at forcing Michael Vick into involuntary bankruptcy is a continuation of the shenanigans which began with the secondary securities market purporting to sell a usurious debt without Mr. Vick’s knowledge,” he said.
“It is especially spurious for the petitioners to take this action after Mr. Vick has tried to work with them to satisfy the debt in an appropriate amount.
“We fully expect that they will be sanctioned by the federal court if they continue down this road.
“Legalities aside, it is also foolish to seek media attention aimed at wrongfully harming Mr. Vick’s name and reputation when the idea should be to resolve matters instead of create new ones or waste time.
“This law office will take all actions permissible under the law to address any and all harm caused by the petitioners with this bankruptcy filing.”
Vick has dealt with financial problems before, filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2008.
He was also sued by a separate group of creditors in 2022 that alleged he owed $1.2 million in unpaid loans.
Vick has spent his time recently as a face on Fox NFL Countdown every Sunday morning.
He is transitioning out of that role to serve as the head coach at Norfolk State University.
Vick accepted the job after deep negotiations with Sacramento State.
College Football Playoff schedule
First-round games:
- No. 10 Indiana at No. 7 Notre Dame – Friday, Dec. 20, 8pm ET, ABC/ESPN
- No. 11 SMU at No. 6 Penn State – Saturday, Dec. 21, 12 pm ET, TNT/Max
- No. 12 Clemson at No. 5 Texas – Saturday, Dec. 21, 4 pm ET, TNT/Max
- No. 9 Tennessee at No. 8 Ohio State – Saturday, Dec. 21, 8 pm ET, ABC/ESPN
Second-round games:
- No. 3 Boise State vs. Penn State/SMU – Tuesday, Dec. 31, 7:30 pm ET, ESPN
- No. 4 Arizona State vs Texas/Clemson – Wednesday, Jan. 1, 1 pm ET, ESPN
- No. 1 Oregon vs Ohio State/Tennessee – Wednesday, Jan. 1, 5 pm ET, ESPN
- No. 2 Georgia vs Notre Dame/Indiana – Wednesday, Jan. 1, 8pm ET, ESPN
Semifinals:
- TBD vs TBD – Thursday, Jan. 9, 7:30 pm ET, ESPN
- TBD vs TBD – Friday, Jan. 10, 7:30 pm ET, ESPN
National Championship Game:
- TBD vs TBD, Monday, Jan. 20, 7:30 pm ET, ESPN
“It’s an honor to announce that I’ll be the new head coach of Norfolk State University,” he said in a post.
“Looking forward to coming back home.”
The Norfolk State campus is near Vick’s hometown of Newport News, Virginia.
Vick has experience on college football‘s biggest stage, going to the National Championship with Virginia Tech in 1999.
He lost that game, but was drafted as the No. 1 pick in 200.
