The_Philster
06-17-2003, 06:09 PM
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. -- It is a hot, muggy June day with a thunderstorm fast approaching. But here, at the Atlanta Falcons' state-of-the-art-in-the-middle-of-nowhere practice facility, the crowd that has gathered for a meaningless Monday workout cares nothing about the coming storm.
Practice is over, and the fans all wait behind a small rope for their savior, the man who has made Falcons football chic, the man who turned the NFL upside down last year with a style of quarterbacking never seen before. Michael Vick is hotter than that approaching summer electrical storm, a rock star in cleats.
"Vick, please," yells a middle-aged man as the 22-year-old quarterback makes his way through the crowd, signing as he goes. "Please Vick. Vick, please." ...
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Practice is over, and the fans all wait behind a small rope for their savior, the man who has made Falcons football chic, the man who turned the NFL upside down last year with a style of quarterbacking never seen before. Michael Vick is hotter than that approaching summer electrical storm, a rock star in cleats.
"Vick, please," yells a middle-aged man as the 22-year-old quarterback makes his way through the crowd, signing as he goes. "Please Vick. Vick, please." ...
more (http://www.sportsline.com/nfl/story/6435094)