Michael Vick has gone full Uncle Rico

July 23, 2015 at 9:00PM

Michael Vick used to be one of the most coveted quarterbacks on the planet.

Then he went to prison for dog fighting.

Then he became injury-prone.

And now? Now he's a 35-year-old veteran free agent looking for a job and resorting to posting workout videos on social media. He's a modern day Uncle Rico. Sad.

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Michael Rand

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Michael Rand is the Minnesota Star Tribune's Digital Sports Senior Writer and host/creator of the Daily Delivery podcast. In 25 years covering Minnesota sports at the Minnesota Star Tribune, he has seen just about everything (except, of course, a Vikings Super Bowl).

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