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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.
