Few quarterbacks have ever electrified a football field quite like Michael Vick.
Primarily a member of the Eagles and Falcons during his career, Vick is famously one of the best left-handed quarterbacks in NFL history. He's also known for his rushing ability, which paved the way for more contemporary names like Cam Newton and Lamar Jackson. Even after retiring from playing, Vick has remained a significant figure in the football world.
As of 2025, Vick is the head football coach at Norfolk State University, a Division I FCS squad. Between his high-profile coaching job and long NFL career, Vick's financial situation has often been in the news.
Here's a breakdown of Vick's net worth, from his NFL earnings to business ventures.
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Michael Vick net worth
According to Celebrity Net Worth, Vick has an estimated net worth of $4 million. However, SportsKeeda estimated in 2024 that he had a net worth of $16 million.
While the former star quarterback is known to have made over $100 million in earnings from the NFL alone, he also dealt with various controversies in the past, including his 2007 prison sentence for a dog fighting scandal and his 2008 bankruptcy. Court documents showed that Vick spent approximately $30 million on taxes, creditors, lawyers and accountants between 2007 and 2012, per Celebrity Net Worth.
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Michael Vick NFL career earnings
Vick made a total of $115,952,908 as a player in the NFL, according to Spotrac. Over $57 million of that figure came from the Falcons, while around $53.5 million came from the Eagles. Vick's largest NFL contract was a nine-year, $130 million contract he signed in 2004 with Atlanta, although he wound up owing the team nearly $20 million following his 2007 charges.
According to Spotrac, here is every deal Vick signed while in the NFL:
Rookie Deal (Falcons): Six years, $62 million
Extension (Falcons): 10 years, $138 million
Free Agency Deal (Eagles): Two years, $6.875 million
Franchise Tag (Eagles): One year, $16.057 million
Extension, replaced franchise tag (Eagles): Five years, $80 million
Restructured Contract (Eagles): One year, $7.5 million
Free Agency Deal (Jets): One year, $4 million
Free Agency Deal (Steelers): One year, $970,000
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Michael Vick college football career earnings
While he didn't play in the NIL era of college football and was unable to earn money while he was playing at Virginia Tech, Vick was hired as the head coach at Norfolk State in December 2024.
According to 13 News Now, Vick is making a $400,000 annual salary at the school on a deal that lasts four years. The deal also reportedly includes bonuses, such as $100,000 for an FCS National Championship win.
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Michael Vick endorsements
Prior to his 2007 dogfighting scandal, Vick had plenty of endorsement deals. He was signed with Nike and was set to release his fifth signature shoe, "Air Zoom Vick V," before his arrest. Vick had originally signed with the brand in 2001, the year he was selected by the Falcons with the first overall pick.
Other early endorsement deals for Vick included him endorsing Hasbro's Nerf footballs, Coca-Cola and Kraft. He also appeared on the cover of the "Madden 2004" video game.
16 years ago today, 'Madden 2004’ dropped and Mike Vick was immortalized as a video game legend.
➖ Overall: 95
➖ Elusiveness: 92
➖ Speed: 95
➖ Accuracy: 97
➖ Throwing power: 98
➖ Hit Stick created to stop him
➖ Said character was better than Tecmo Bo
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— B/R Gridiron (@brgridiron) August 12, 2019
However, during the time of Vick's scandal, many, if not all, of his endorsements were pulled, with some returning later. Per AP, Nike suspended its contract with Vick without pay in 2007, Reebok halted sales of his No. 7 jersey, and Donruss, a top trading card company, announced it was pulling Vick's name from new packs.
"Nike is concerned by the serious and highly disturbing allegations made against Michael Vick, and we consider any cruelty to animals inhumane and abhorrent," Nike spokesman Dean Stoyer said in a statement at the time, per AP.
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Vick did gradually regain endorsements as he returned to the NFL in the following years. In 2011, his first endorsement deal since his arrest was with Unequal Technologies, a provider of Vick's football pads, per ESPN.
"We're real excited about it," Unequal Technologies CEO Rob Vito said at the time, per ESPN. "Michael is good people. He paid his dues. President Obama reached out to him. He deserves an opportunity. This is what makes America so great. He's moved forward. He's a whole other person."
Vick reportedly signed endorsement deals in 2011 with nutritional supplement companies Fuse Science and MusclePharm.
That same year, Nike re-signed him, four full years after dropping him in the wake of his dogfighting scandal. By then, Vick had served nearly two years in federal prison, sat for a “60 Minutes” interview, volunteered for animal-abuse outreach and played multiple seasons with the Eagles.
"Michael acknowledges his past mistakes," Megan Saalfeld, a Nike spokeswoman, told CNN at the time, per NPR. "We do not condone those actions, but we support the positive changes he has made to better himself off the field."
In 2012, Vick also launched a sports clothing line called "V7," which was sold exclusively at Modell's and benefitted the Boys and Girls Club of Philadelphia.
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Michael Vick business ventures & philanthropy
Vick has been involved in various other business ventures.
He has held youth football camps, including "The Mike Vick Experience" and "The V7 Football Experience. In 2022, Vick also joined Levels Sports Group as a partner and Head of Athlete Development, focusing on NIL opportunities for collegiate athletes. He also co-founded FanField, an NFT platform that was designed to connect fans with their favorite athletes through digital collectibles, per Fox Business.
"I am extremely excited to be a part of this journey that will reshape the future of sports collectibles. Sports technology is an ever-changing world in which FanField will be the leader and pioneer. I am thrilled to have the opportunity to combine my world of sports with the metaverse," Vick said in a news release, per Fox Business. "Connecting with my fans and followers is a lifetime dream and a source of happiness, and to be able to use this further to give back to the community with the Boys and Girls Club of America among many other charities is even better."
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He initially began his coaching endeavors as an intern under his former coach, Andy Reid, in Kansas City in 2017. Vick left the Chiefs following his first training camp, however, and went to work for Fox Sports as an analyst beginning in 2017.
"I'm very excited," Vick told USA Today of being hired by Fox at the time. "Over the last seven or eight months, I've done a lot of interviews, and I think I've gotten better as I've been put in those situations more often. Things really came together (with Fox) over the last couple months. They have shows that I have always watched and admired. My friends and family are thankful and proud of me."
Vick remained in his role at Fox Sports until 2024, when he joined Norfolk State as a coach. He primarily appeared on the "Fox NFL Kickoff" pregame show.
In 2006, Vick, his brother Marcus and his mother, Brenda, established the Vick Foundation, a nonprofit that supported at-risk youth with after-school programs in the Atlanta area. The organization’s first fundraiser, the Michael Vick Golf Classic, was also held that year and reportedly raised more than $80,000 for charity.
In 2007, following a shooting at his alma mater, Virginia Tech, Vick and the United Way donated $10,000 to assist families affected by the tragedy. The money helped cover funeral expenses, transportation for family members and other support services.
After his dogfighting scandal, Vick also became an advocate for animal welfare, working with groups such as the Humane Society of the United States and the Animal Legal Defense Fund. He frequently spoke at schools and events against animal cruelty.
In 2022, Vick organized a shopping spree for children with the Boys and Girls Club in his hometown in Virginia.
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Battling back from bankruptcy
By the end of 2006, Vick was estimated to be making over $25 million per year between his NFL salary and endorsements. However, his following legal issues, spending and other investments resulted in over $17 million in debt.
In July 2008, while he was serving his prison sentence, Vick filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as he failed to "work out consensual resolutions with each of his creditors," with the initial filing listing assets of less than $50 million and debts of between $10 million and $50 million.
Court papers showed that Vick owed creditor Joel Enterprises Inc. around $4.5 million for breach of contract. Other large unsecured creditors included the Falcons franchise, which claimed it was owed a $3.75 million pro-rated signing bonus, and the Royal Bank of Canada, which was owed $2.5 million on a loan, per Reuters.
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Sports agents Andrew Joel and Dave Lowman, of Joel Enterprises, claimed Vick signed a five-year contract with their firm around the time he was drafted in 2001. The deal reportedly entitled the company to 25 percent of Vick’s endorsement income, excluding his NFL salary. Soon after, Vick sought to terminate the agreement and pursued other agents, prompting Joel Enterprises to sue him for $45 million for breach of contract. The case ultimately ended with Vick owing the firm $4.5 million.
As the Falcons sought to break their relationship with Vick during his legal issues, the two sides eventually agreed on the team recovering between $6.5 and $7.5 million of his 2004 signing bonus as well.
Additionally, Vick owed the Royal Bank of Canada over $2 million for a loan tied to real estate, owed 1st Source Bank in Indiana over $2 million for not paying the company for at least 130 vehicles to be used as rental cars, and owed Wachovia Bank nearly $1 million for a loan intended to set up a wine shop, where Vick would be an investor.
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ESPN reported in 2009 that Vick had "repeatedly ignored sound advice, listened to the wrong people, spent his money foolishly and lost control of the dubious characters drawn to him and to his money," with a financial planner who had previously worked with the quarterback calling him "gullible."
According to ESPN, during his court appearances for his bankruptcy, Vick said that his $2 million in Nike income "had been wasted on life insurance." His investments that turned into losses included the wine shop and rental cars, as well as real estate ventures, a horse farm, and an emergency medical clinic to be built in the Miami airport. Additionally, ESPN reported that Vick financially supporting his family and friends, buying jewelry, and paying for four houses. His decision to gift them five boats and eight cars also played a role in his financial struggles.
Following a reorganization plan involving Vick liquidating some of his homes, repaying his creditors within six years, annual living expenses of $300,000, paying his agent and lawyers, etc., Vick paid back nearly the entirety of his $17.6 million in debts by 2017, per ESPN.
In the years since his bankruptcy, Vick has spoken about the importance of financial literacy.
"I didn't have no financial literacy. ... I wasn't taught on how to handle money, how to invest money, how to convert it and make it work for you," Vick said in a 2024 interview.
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Where does Michael Vick live?
While details on Vick's current home are largely unknown, he is coaching at Norfolk State, which is near his hometown of Newport News, Virginia. As of January 2025, WTKR News 3 reported that Vick and his family were in the process of relocating to Virginia's Hampton Roads region from Florida.
In the years after his playing career, Vick was known to have a house in Plantation, Fla., which was worth over $2 million, but he reportedly listed it in 2020.
The quarterback's former Atlanta home, which he bought in 2005 for around $3.77 million, was previously up for auction, per the AJC. Vick has had various other known properties, including the southeastern Virginia house that was put up for sale following his dogfighting controversies in 2008.
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