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Michael Vick shopping book deal

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Incarcerated NFL star Michael Vick is looking to make some quick cash by writing a book that would likely detail his road from poverty to becoming the highest-paid quarterback in the NFL.

According to the New York Daily News, the former Atlanta Falcons player ā€“ currently serving 23 months for financing a dog-fighting ring ā€“ reportedly has literary agent Scott Waxman shopping a proposal for a memoir. Needless to say, the idea doesnā€™t sit well with the folks at People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).

ā€œWhat will he call his book, ā€˜Vick: One Lucky Dogā€™?ā€ PETA founder Ingrid Newkirk asks the Daily News. ā€œIf Vick has started writing this book while in jail, the proceeds should fall under the rule that says a felon canā€™t profit from his murderous deeds.ā€

Vick, who is now in bankruptcy proceedings, may also use the book to express shame regarding his dog-fighting enterprise, as he has been told by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell that his chances of playing football again depend on whether he demonstrates sufficient remorse.

Still, Newkirk argues, ā€œShame and contrition mean keeping a low profile and letting time tell that youā€™ve reformed, not angling for ā€¦ a return to stardom and a book deal.ā€

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