Michael Vick
American football player
Why Is Michael Vick Influential?
(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Michael Dwayne Vick is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League for 13 seasons. Regarded as having transformed the quarterback position with his rushing abilities, he is the NFL leader in quarterback rushing yards and was the league's first quarterback to rush for 1,000 yards in a season. Vick played college football at Virginia Tech, where he received first-team All-American honors and was selected first overall by the Atlanta Falcons in the 2001 NFL Draft. During his six years with the Falcons, he was named to three Pro Bowls and finished second in NFL Most Valuable Player voting in 2004 while leading the team on two playoff runs, one division title, and an NFC Championship Game appearance.
