But in 2011, the Atlanta Falcons former enemy is turning into to one of their most important friends. The Falcons want Vick to succeed and they want him to sign a huge contract extension.

The reason—he owes upwards of $20 million dollars to his creditors. The Falcons, his former employer, is one of the groups that he owes money to.

In 2005 the Falcons offered and agreed to a contract with Vick worth $130 million dollars over 10 years with $37 million dollars in guaranteed money.

Vick is now being forced to pay back part of that money to the Atlanta Falcons. The Falcons took a $7 million dollar hit against the Salary Cap in 2009, but faced no penalties this past year and will not face any further penalties in the future.

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