Tech football coach Frank Beamer joined Vick yesterday, praising the athlete who left Tech two years early as a level-headed man who will stand up well to the pressures of the NFL and its commercial trappings. I like that he hasn't changed, that he appreciates things. Things are happening to him so fast right now, for him to remember Virginia Tech, it just makes me proud. Patrick McGee, vice president of Octagon, Vick's management company, said he, too, was awed by Vick's decision to work a small licensing deal with Tech while so many lucrative deals are in the works. This week, for instance, Vick is signing contracts with the major football card companies, McGee said.
Talks are already under way with the big shoe companies as well.
The film will include Vick's reaction to being drafted and moments from his first year in the NFL, McGee said. At the same time, Tech products with Vick's picture are now up for sale. Michael Vick's day is dawning.