Michael Vick, little by little, is becoming more and more forgotten, but to keep him in the minds of all dog lovers alike, we occasionally get a story from prison. Whether it be that he’s playing football, filing bankruptcy, or tauning the prison K-9’s, there’s always something to keep us entertained.

This month’s edition? Turns out prison isn’t so bad. He’s playing volleyball, running track, playing basketball. . . you name it.

DeAngelo Hall and Alge Crumpler, former teammates in Atlanta, have both gone to visit him, as well as his high school coach. Crumpler says he’s adjusting, D-Hall says he’s training, and his coach says he’s doing well.

From what visitors say, the volleyball and track are going well, but Michael can’t seem to pass the basketball without it being stolen.

It’s the early odds on team’s chances to make the Super Bowl. What are your team’s chances? Just look below. My team, the Falcons, well, they’re pretty much as long a shot as there is, and at 100-1, I think that’s kind of unfair (this one should be somewhere in the thousands or millions). Pats at 7-2? Chargers at 7-1? I like that action. . .

Arizona Cardinals 50 - 1
Atlanta Falcons 100 - 1
Baltimore Ravens 75 - 1
Buffalo Bills 50 - 1
Carolina Panthers 40 - 1
Chicago Bears 35 - 1
Cincinnati Bengals 60 - 1
Cleveland Browns 25 - 1
Dallas Cowboys 6 - 1
Denver Broncos 50 - 1
Detroit Lions 80 - 1
Green Bay Packers 25 - 1
Houston Texans 60 - 1
Indianapolis Colts 7 - 1
Jacksonville Jaguars 12 - 1
Kansas City Chiefs 100 - 1
Miami Dolphins 100 - 1
Minnesota Vikings 18 - 1
New England Patriots 7 - 2
New Orleans Saints 25 - 1
New York Giants 15 - 1
New York Jets 35 - 1
Oakland Raiders 50 - 1
Philadelphia Eagles 20 - 1
Pittsburgh Steelers 15 - 1
Saint Louis Rams 75 - 1
San Diego Chargers 7 - 1
San Francisco 49ers 80 - 1
Seattle Seahawks 25 - 1
Tampa Bay Buccanneers 40 - 1
Tennessee Titans 40 - 1
Washington Redskins 50 - 1

It was hard for me to swallow the whole Michael Vick thing — he was pretty much my favorite player ever, and he played for my hometown Falcons — but as time has gone on, I’ve realized that the whole thing is actually quite funny. And what I mean by funny is this: This guy, who once had the city of Atlanta in the palm of his hand, Nike shoes waiting at his feet, endorsements all over the place, and a life most of us could only dream of, is now broke. Flat. Broke.

Imprisoned quarterback Michael Vick filed for bankruptcy protection while serving time for federal dogfighting charges, saying he owes between $10 million and $50 million to creditors.

I understand being rich and taking a loan here and a loan there. You know, sometimes you get drunk or high and become a little careless with your cash. But fifty-damn-million? Either he made a lot of bad investments, or the dogs he bet on performed real, real poorly.

There’s never enough Madden 09 previews, and with that said, I present you with yet another. As long as these things keep popping out, I’m going ot keep showing them.

I posted the original trailer, but this one seems to be the actual gameplay, which is so much more revealing than the closeups that come out at first. Enjoy.

Here’s a look at Madden 09, which features Brett Favre on the cover, which is probably bad for Brett. Before, Madden only ruined a person’s statistics. Now, it’s gonna mess up sonmeone’s fishing trip on a nice Saturday.

Jason Taylor is holding a press conference today, and it won’t bode well for the Dolphins. The star is expected to demand playing for a contender, and since Miami hasn’t been one in seven years, he likely won’t be in a Dolphins uniform next year.

“Do you think we have not spoken to them about the possibility of being traded?” Wichard said, according to the Palm Beach Post. “This is not a big-time story. He’s not doing this to announce he wants to be traded.”

I’m sure he’s not. But he will field some questions, and his answers will likely be something along the lines of, “Yeah, I really don’t want to play for Miami.” The Dolphins have no QB, no WR’s, their RB is coming off of knee surgery, one of their best defensive players, Zach Thomas, is no longer with them, and the other, Jason Taylor, appears out the door. I know everyone says the Falcons have the longest way to climb to get back towards the top, but at least we’ve got Roddy White, who did pretty well last year. Honestly, it’s more than Miami can say right now.

Matt Ryan just recently signed a contract with the Falcons that’s worth, like, a trillion dollars, and at least $36 million of it is guaranteed (if I’m Matt Ryan — and keep in mind I’m lazy — I blow my leg out now, sit on the money, and retire at the age of 22). The rest of the NFL is getting a little angry about the rookie salaries, and Kevin Mawae, who’s been in the league longer than I can remember, is voicing his opinion.

“As a guy who has been in the league for 14 now going on 15 years and being around other veteran guys, for a young guy to get paid that kind of money and never steps foot on an NFL football field, it’s a little disheartening to think of,” Mawae said. “It makes it tough for a guy who’s proven himself to say ‘I want that kind of money’ when the owners, all they’re going to say is, ‘Well, you weren’t a first-round pick.’

“And I know there is sentiment around the league amongst the players like, ‘Let’s do something to control these salaries and control these signing bonuses’ and things like that, and I know that’s something that the owners are talking about and I’m sure that’s going to play into this round of negotiations for this collective bargaining agreement,” he said.

To his credit, he’s got a point — the guys coming in haven’t done anything yet. That said, the last time the Falcons spent a trillion dollars on a quarterback, the investment worked out quite nicely. A two year jail stint isn’t really that bad. C’mon.

Since Michael Vick’s conviction on dog fighting, things haven’t been going so hot. The Falcons tried to take all his money, Wells Fargo or Wachovia or some big bank asked for over $2 million that most weren’t sure Vick even had. And now, now we’ve got this, a bank in Canada that is demanding Vick pay up some money.

A federal judge on Thursday ordered imprisoned quarterback Michael Vick to repay more than $2.4 million to a Canadian bank for defaulting on a loan.

The Royal Bank of Canada sued Vick in September, arguing his guilty plea to a federal dogfighting charge — and the resulting impact on his career — prevented him from repaying the loan.

On the bright side, Vick doesn’t have any type of mortgage payment, and where he is the rent is free. On the dark side, that place where he has free rent is jail, and he’s being more and more forgotten as time goes on.

Whenever you hear “Falcons” and “assault” or “killing” or “Hookie” (that one doesn’t apply here), you immediately think of dogs fighting, bleeding and dying.

Thankfully, that’s not the case today.

Falcons linebacker Michael Boley was arrested and charged with battery Saturday after his wife told police he “became physical” with her, Gwinnett police said.

Boley’s wife, Chantelle, told police officers who were called to their home in Dacula that she and Boley argued and that Boley became physical with her, said Cpl. Illana Spellman, spokeswoman for the Gwinnett County Police Department. The officers determined that Boley was the primary aggressor in the fight, Spellman said.

Michael Boley is one of our best defenders, and sad as it sounds, I’m glad to hear it’s his wife he kicked the shit out of, and not his Yellow Lab.

Seriously.