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Vick To Be Released From Prison May 20

May 17, 2014 7:46 AM

Michael Vick will be released from federal prison camp in Leavenworth, Kan., to serve out the rest of his sentence in home confinement on May 20, according to ESPN.com. Vick will serve the final two months of his sentence at his five-bedroom home, and will also work 40 hours a week at a local construction company, making $10 an hour.

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Police Find Crack, Pot In Jimmy Smith's Car

Oct 31, 2014 5:15 AM

A Florida Highway Patrol officer found crack cocaine and marijuana in the car of ex-Jaguars receiver Jimmy Smith on Wednesday afternoon. Smith was pulled over in Jacksonville for excessive window tint on his Mercedes Benz. He faces multiple drug charges, plus a charge of driving with a suspended license. He was being held at the Duval County Jail with no bond set.

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Travis Henry Could Get Life In Prison

Oct 31, 2014 6:16 AM

Former Broncos, Titans and Bills running back Travis Henry could face life in prison after signing a plea deal with prosecutors on Tuesday. Henry admitted to a cocaine conspiracy charge in exchange for two other charges being dropped. He faces a mandatory minimum 10 years to life in prison, $4 million fine and at least five years of supervised release, if the judge accepts his plea.

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Bills' Whitner Arrested In 'Near Riot'

Oct 31, 2014 4:45 AM

Bills safety Donte Whitner was arrested in downtown Cleveland early Saturday morning as police tried to break up a "near riot." A taser was used to subdue Whitner, who was arrested for aggravated disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. "I regret the incident that occurred last evening," Whitner said in a statement released Saturday. "It's not how I wish to conduct myself. And I apologize to all those involved."

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Vick Returns To Leavenworth Prison

Sep 17, 2014 11:02 PM

After a brief stay in a prison in Virginia so he could attend a bankruptcy hearing, Michael Vick's name appeared on the inmate list at the Atlanta penitentiary on Friday. The suspended Falcons quarterback had been moved to Virginia last week to testify at his bankruptcy hearing in Newport News.

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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Vick Chew Toys Sued For Not Donating Money To Shelts

Oct 25, 2014 5:19 AM

The company that made Michael Vick chew toys for dogs was sued on Thursday by the Florida attorney general. The claim says that proceeds from the sale were never donated to animal shelters as promised by the firm. The lawsuit also claims the toy was not manufactured in the United States, as the Jacksonville-based Showbiz Promotions advertised, and consumers complained about delivery delays. "Any company that intentionally misleads innocent consumers to believe they are contributing to worthy charitable causes is absolutely reprehensible," Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum said in a statement. "It is disgusting that a company would exploit a tragic situation for personal gain."

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Police Probe Shooting Claim At Brady's Wedding

Oct 31, 2014 9:24 PM

Police in Costa Rica are investigating claims that two photographers were shot at by bodyguards at the wedding of Tom Brady and model Gisele Bundchen. Nobody was hurt in the incident, which reportedly involved bodyguards shooting at a pair of photographers that took pictures of the wedding.

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Ex-Jag Williams Arrested Yet Again

May 11, 2014 8:01 PM

Former Jaguars receiver Reggie Williams was arrested for the second time in three months Sunday night on felony charges of cocaine possession. "Williams appeared to be impaired and causing problems," Houston police spokesman Kese Smith said. "According to witnesses, an officer approached Williams and gave him several orders to leave and he refused." A former first-round draft pick in 2004, Williams was arrested in late February on charges of driving while intoxicated and marijuana possession.

Jacksonville News

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Gunfire Erupts At 2nd Brady-Bundchen Wedding

May 17, 2014 7:19 AM

Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen's armed bodyguards opened fire on paparazzi at the couple's nuptials in Costa Rica, blasting out the windows of a photographer's SUV, and just missing the photographers, they said said Sunday. "Thank God I'm all right. At that moment, I thought I was going to die," lensman Rolando Aviles told The Post. "The bullet went between us, missing our heads," Aviles said. "If the bullet been a little more to the left or right, it would have killed one of us. "I said, 'They're going to kill us,' and that's when I hunched down to cover myself." "When the glass broke, that's when my friend started driving really fast." The New England Patriot quarterback's best man berated the photographers and wanted to provoke a brawl, the lensmen said. "Take a picture of me now, you f- - -er! F- - - you," Brady's righthand man, whose name was not immediately known, screamed, according to Aviles. "He was very angry. It looked like he wanted to attack us," Aviles said. The photographers lied their way out of the tight spot - saying they hadn't taken a single frame. The QB's reps said Gisele had an exclusive picture deal with a Brazilian magazine.

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Burress Dropped F-Bombs On Police

Sep 17, 2014 11:07 PM

Plaxico Burress, who was released by the Giants on Friday night, dropped a series of profanities on a deputy sheriff two weeks ago after he was stopped for erratic driving in Florida. "F- - - you! You're going to be in a lot of trouble. I know the sheriff personally," Burress said to the arresting officer. Burress is facing 3? years in prison on a gun-possession charge after shooting himself in the leg at a Manhattan nightclub on Nov. 29.

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McFadden Named In Civil Suit
Darren McFadden, running back of the Raiders, has been added as a defendant in a civil lawsuit over his role in a fight last year at a Little Rock, Ark.

San Francisco Chronicle

Marinovich Back In Jail
Todd Marinovich, the former first round pick by the Raiders, is back in jail.

ESPN

NFL Denies USC Steroid Rumors
Pete Carroll and others have denied that Clay Matthews and Brian Cushing tested positive for steroids at the scouting combine.

Los Angeles Times

Report: Stallworth To Be Charged With DUI Manslaughter
Browns receiver Donte Stallworth will reportedly be charged with DUI manslaughter this afternoon, according to the Miami Herald.

Cleveland Plain Dealer