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Vick files revised plan

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A Tribune wire report

Published: July 3, 2009

RICHMOND, Va. - Suspended NFL star Michael Vick would keep one vehicle, one home and a large assortment of furniture and personal items if his creditors and the judge who rejected his previous bankruptcy plan approve a revised one filed Thursday.

The new plan also gives creditors a bigger cut of his future earnings but would still leave enough for Vick to live comfortably if he is able to resume his once-lucrative NFL career. It would give Vick incentive to return to the NFL and take responsibility to pay his taxes and expenses, Vick's lawyers wrote in papers filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Newport News.

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Frank J. Santoro has scheduled a hearing on the proposal for July 31.

Vick pleaded guilty to operating a dogfighting ring in August 2007 and was suspended indefinitely by the NFL. He is scheduled to be released from federal custody July 20.

Court papers show he squandered a fortune on bad business deals and lavish spending. Vick listed assets of $16 million and liabilities of $20.4 million when he filed his Chapter 11 petition in July 2008.

Stallworth's crash video not released

MIAMI - A judge refused to release surveillance video depicting the moment a car driven by Cleveland Browns wide receiver Donte' Stallworth struck and killed a pedestrian in a drunk-driving crash.

Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Dennis Murphy said the privacy interests of the family of victim Mario Reyes outweighed the public's right to view the video. Several news organizations made public records requests seeking release of the video.

Prosecutors said the video, recorded by a Florida Power & Light camera, shows Reyes running across MacArthur Causeway on March 14 and being struck by Stallworth's 2005 Bentley luxury car. On a recorded 911 call, Stallworth said Reyes "came out of nowhere."

JETS: Linebacker Calvin Pace was suspended by the NFL for four regular-season games without pay for violating the league's policy on performance-enhancing substances.

In a statement issued by the Jets, Pace said the ban is a result of him taking an over-the-counter dietary supplement that he was unaware violated the NFL's policy.

PANTHERS: Carolina claimed rookie tight end Andrew Davie off waivers from the Jets. Davie, 26, spent four seasons in the St. Louis Cardinals farm system before switching from baseball to football.

LEGAL: A jury in the U.S. Virgin Islands has awarded Dolphins defensive end Jason Taylor and two partners the return of a $1.5 million deposit from the botched sale of a private island.

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