For those who have been unconvinced by the hailed turnaround of professional football player Michael Vick and his self-professed return to Christ since his involvement in an illegal dogfighting operation was brought to light, the upcoming BET reality series that he’ll be starring in should lay doubts to rest.
Or it might fuel them. We’ll find out when “The Michael Vick Project” premieres Tuesday night on BET.
“Life is about choices, making good judgments, good decisions,” says Vick in the promo for the documentary series.
“I was top pick in the NFL. I had all types of endorsement deals. But along the way, I let everything come crashing down,” he continues.
It has been nearly three years since Vick pleaded guilty to a federal charge of conspiracy and involvement in the killing of at least six dogs following a raid of the football star’s property.
Since the bust, Vick has apologized for initially lying about his involvement in illegal dogfighting and expressed regret for being a poor example to all his young fans.
He’s also said he found Jesus – a claim that was, not surprisingly, met with skepticism.
“I’m upset with myself and, you know, through this situation I found Jesus and asked him for forgiveness and turned my life over to God,” Vick had said in a public apology on Aug. 27, 2007. “I think that’s the right thing to do as of right now.”
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