2. Michael Vick – $130 Million
In 2005, the Atlanta Falcons signed Michael Vick to a record breaking $130,000,000 deal. The NFL’s most promising quarterback received $37 as a signing bonus to (what was supposed to be) a 10-year contract. However, by 2009, Vick was defaulting on a $20 debt by declaring bankruptcy.
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In 2007, Vick lost his NFL deal, endorsements and fans after pleading guilty to multiple charges related to dog fighting. He was ordered to return $20 mil of his Falcons bonus and sentenced to two years in prison. After another the three years of unemployment that followed, Vick was picked up by the Steelers.
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