[Two years ago], I was happy just to be on a team. When I was in prison, I prayed for another opportunity.

And when I signed with the Eagles, that opportunity had come. I was ecstatic at that point, and I?m even happier now.

[Sidebar: That $100 milli probably played a big part in that.]

Mike speaks of his deliverance through tough times and how he’s way more cautious about who he grants interviews to (as you recall, he even turned down Oprah… OPRAH!!)

?I play the game the way I know how to play it,? Vick tells UPTOWN, after the magazine spent months trying to negotiate an interview. He?s understandably cautious about whom he talks to and what he says.

?You have to take precautions, but this is what I love to do. I want to be there for my team and do what I have to do as a quarterback to be successful.?

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