Vick Says He Can Play Another 10 Years in NFL

In court for his bankrupcy hearings, suspended NFL star Michael Vick began to outline plans for life after prison Friday, telling a judge his time behind bars gave him a chance to reflect and that he hopes to play pro football for another 10 years.

"I can't live like the old Mike Vick," he told a courtroom filled with his family, friends and fiancee. "I was very immature. I did a lot of things I wasn't supposed to do being a role model."

In prison, he's filled his days by reading, writing, playing basketball and working a 12-cent-an-hour job as a janitor, he said. The experience has been a life changing one for Vick and has helped him to prioritize his responsibility and to develop an "exit strategy".

Vick filed for bankruptcy in July claiming assets of $16 million and debts of more than $20 million. His exit strategy is all dependant on his faith that he will return to the NFL and resume his playing career. A career he told Judge Frank Santoro could be a decade of longer.

"If I keep my body in shape, and do the right things, I think I have maybe 10 or 12 more years in my career," Vick said.

Vick's agent, Joel Segal, said on the stand Thursday that he would try to negotiate a short-term contract filled with incentives for playing time and starts that could bring in millions. He also said Vick has agreed to plans for a television documentary that will pay him $600,000.