FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Former NFL star Michael Vick, whose record took him from fame and fortune with the Atlanta Falcons to the inside of a prison cell for his role in a dogfighting ring, only to see him rebound in the NFL with the Philadelphia Eagles, is being sued in Broward County by creditors who want him to repay loans from at least four years ago in Maryland.
According to the lawsuit, which was filed in May, Vick was slapped with a judgment of $692,000 for the outstanding debts. That came from a Maryland court. Details about the origin of those debts were not part of the Broward lawsuit.
But Vick lives in Southwest Ranches, in a home protected by the state’s homestead laws because it’s his primary residence. Lawyers for the plaintiffs say they want Vick at a deposition Aug. 5 to list his assets so his creditors can collect.
