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Atlanta Falcons Trying to Recover Millions in Bonuses Paid to Vick

Daily Report

September 5, 2007

How long Michael Vick spends in prison will be determined by federal prosecutors, his criminal defense team and a U.S. District Court judge, but what happens to millions of Vick's bonuses likely will be determined by lawyers for the Atlanta Falcons, the NFL Players Association, the NFL Management Council and possibly both an arbitrator and special master. They will wrestle with the esoteric law of the NFL to find out how much of the $37 million the Falcons paid to their quarterback the team can recover.

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